Fire departments that operate out in the sticks, beyond the reach of hydrants, almost always have the equipment for this - it's basically a hard hose that hooks up to the input side of their fire engine pump. 

Hey everyone,I'm a recently graduated civil engineer working in the construction field looking to get started with real estate investing, and hopefully move in the direction of development with a vison for sustainable home building.

For example, if you can hire an HVAC guy, a structural engineer, electrician, etc. to inspect their own professional area for $100 a pop, and the local home inspectors are charging roughly $500, why would it NOT be better to have the pros inspect rather than the "jack-of-all-trades"?

I've never had the experience of adding a second story, but I imagine there'd be quite a bit of engineering involved, making sure the existing footers are strong enough.Prices vary greatly by region, so your best option may be to call some local contractors and see if they'll give you a price/sf estimate for both items.

Hi, my name is Andy Sipe and I'm a Software Engineer.

I am an energy conservation engineer by profession and a real estate investor. 

I had a really sweet 27 lot deal going plus it had 600k of timber on it... seller was a local doc very smart.So we were paying basically full price.. city wanted full engineering done just to get pre plat approval.. ( not usual in other venues) of course neighbors pitched a fit...

I am looking for recommendations for some good affordable options for a structural engineer.  

Hi everybody, Im a newbie and never had anything to do with real estale.I'm 23 and a software engineer and I've decided I need to do something with my income.I save around 80% after taxes so my savings are growing up quite impressive.I live in Israel so my first thought was to buy an apartment in Beer Sheva.I have read the untimate begginers guide... and yet I'm not confident not sure what to do first.The city is growing fast (I know a guy who knows a guy, who bougth a department for 75K and now it worth around 110K).

I backed out of another purchase that was a complete gut rehab that had serious structural and infrastructure issues that we found upon closer review with an engineer.