This process is often long, costly and in general a pain.

@Andy CollinsI feel your pain Andy!

If the walls are not balloon frame and there are not too many cross-blocks, we could try to retain the inner walls and inject insulation, but the more of these we do, the less it seems to save us in the end ... the cost of drywall and mudding versus an effective air sealing and application of insulation.It has also been our experience that while materials are cheaper to air seal using poly & caulking and insulate with mineral wool, the labour required pretty much make it a wash with the cost of closed cell foam.Once we confirm our plans, I'll do a full envelope model on the house and share my results.  

Attorneys can be a pain in the butt, reviewing every dotted i and crossed t like it's the Constitution.  

Account Closed - we've had this problem as well and there is nothing good around the harbor to deal with it other than to simply block the cats from being on your property and they will go elsewhere.

SO this is not my first time around the block creating a business, I'm not looking for a "get rich quick" scheme as I am making a fine living with my books, and I am not in this to make a quick buck. 

The larger more traditional companies can be a bit of a pain IMHO sometimes, but if they are a 100% commission house, then it generally doesn't matter.  

Then you can't just bring in fill to raise the site because you would be blocking runoff and flooding others and you may have a real development issue.If the development is not new - than the wetlands and environmental issues I mentioned above could come into play.So here is the checklist.1.

Jim - I feel your pain, and have taken steps to cease the absolute negativity on the site.

Unless the backups are the neighbor’s fault and/or they were being a pain and refusing to pay for a portion of the bills then I probably wouldn’t incur the cost just to separate them.