Does he have already approved plans or do you need to hire an architect/ engineer or both?

You can then engineer a plan for a pricepoint and perhaps terms that favors you, as buyer, in the eyes of both the seller and, hopefully the bench officer (judge). 

We had several home projects that we requested 3 different company estimates: hardwood floor refinishing, baseboard installation, enclosing a porch to insulate with electric to add square footage to house and have sunroom, sprinkler system, outside deck/porch installation, paving of driveway, move a fence, possible foundation repair, structural engineers to clear no structural damage, inside painting companies, and attic insulation among others. 90% of all the estimates were never sent at all, or required 3+ calls to estimator and/or manager to have estimate finally sent.

The other issue is to get an engineering study will take around 3 months and another 2-3 for the permits.

Also ask them if they would use the crosswalk if you put one in because you'll probably need to hire an engineer for a traffic study to determine what type of signs/signals are needed for the crosswalks.Coffee shops are always welcome if there isn't one around.

My name is Gordon, I work as a software engineer, but I'm looking at branching out into supplemental income from Real Estate, maybe full time income if I do well enough at it.I've worked in the vacation rental industry as a software engineer for 8 years now and I know that industry pretty well, and that was honestly where I thought about buying, but after doing some research I discovered this site and got to thinking about the possibilities in renting out residential property.

But as an investor, I would rather be in a community where the economy is not relying on one single engine as a driver.

Even if your credit is pure poopy, commercial financing of some kind should be available with little to no hassles using 20% ($1m) down provided your LTC does not exceed 85-90% which I'm sure some pre-construction commitments/sales can overcome even if it is.Take your Feasibility Study, Market Analysis, City Approved Plans, Business Plan, Pro-Forma/Projections, Land Use Approval, Environmental Approval, Corp of Engineer Approval (as needed), Soil Sample Reports, Executive Summary, Builder Portfolio and either an Architect Rendering or Scale Model and march on down to the local bank.

Hi Experts,I am new to this forum and was wondering if anyone can point me to an architect and structural engineer in the Bay Area.My plans are to renovate a house in Hayward and build an extension.

My husband is a full time Petroleum Engineering Intern at UH and started a full time position at an engineering firm the day after our honeymoon.