Most people outside the profession don’t understand the time and capital it takes to make a project come to fruition.Before a single piece of equipment touches the ground, there are years of government meetings, environmental and site assessments, engineering studies, etc.Each step requires significant time, effort, and capital investment.But when done right, it creates a ton of value and transforms communities, which is why I love it.

And last but not least any environmental issues can be a big hassle.

Most times, the due diligence period is used for you to bring out your inspector to physically test the property (environmental, structural, roof, etc.) 

Kern County, California, is at the forefront of a groundbreaking environmental initiative thanks to a pilot project by Avnos Inc.

@Rob Ibarra Converting non restaurant space into restaurant space can be fairly costly from what I understand due to the need for larger than standard water lines to service the building and a general need for grease traps and other restaurant specific infrastructure.My first question around going from abandoned auto shop to kitchen is zoning, could you even get the use approved, and then are their any environmental factors in play? 

I tried calling the 311 # for the environmental hazard but nothing has been done yet.  

An environmental impact study?

We just don't know the environmental impacts and ignorance is bliss.

Phase 1 environmental - Get this done in parallel to survey.

I did the environmental permitting for large scale solar developments that were done on federal land.