Thinking maybe a porcelain travertine at this point to be more budget conscious and still get that premium look.  

Dealing with the city environmental health was a nightmare.

He is licensed, insured, bonded, AND experienced, conscious of code requirements, fair priced, reliable, trustworthy, AND does the job for the price he quoted (unless there are very atypical circumstances involving hidden conditions).Definitely worth meeting him and getting a bid.

For raw land development you just need to budget for a whole lot of soft costs before you get going, I actually help with the biological/environmental phases of raw land development, so I can you that it's tough to develop raw land.

I have heard almost all of the podcast that my real estate consciousness sounds like them!

There are a lot potential intricacies with the township zoning and environmental issues with the stream.

Getting the final PA has taken awhile, but I'm finally ready to move forward with inspections, appraisals, and environmental assessments.I'm trying to figure out if it makes sense to do an appraisal.  

In general your team should consist of an Attorney, Surveyor, Soil Analyst, Geologist, Environmental Engineer, Planner, Real Estate Agent, Developer and Builder.

While certainly many tenants wish they could buy, many people (myself included) choose consciously to rent.

I'm going to explain to the seller he needs to have an environmental test done to see if in fact the ground is contaminated.