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Due Diligence Assessments: Understanding Your Real Estate Transaction Risk

By Braun Intertec

Commercial property transactions can come with much risk, and it is the buyer that assumes that risk when completing the sale. No one wants to be surprised post-transaction, and that is why appropriate due diligence is crucial for making informed decisions. Through third-party site inspections, interviews, records review, and objective reports, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (Phase I ESAs) and Property Condition Assessments (PCAs) can help identify past, existing, and potential conditions that highlight risks for buyers throughout the process.  

Watch below as Derek Schilling, Darren Sprute, and Chuck Brenner from Braun Intertec discuss how due diligence assessments can protect you throughout the real estate transaction process. They will also cover how taking these actions can maintain your property value, lower your liability and prevent delays to potential development projects.  

Learn more about: 

  • Scope, timing, ASTM standards, and limitations of Phase 1 ESAs and PCAs 
  • When moving to Phase II ESAs or other inspections is advised
  • Contents of both ESA and PCA reports, including Recognized Environmental Conditions (REC), and discussion of Immediate Physical Needs and Repair Reserves

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    Meet the Speakers

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    Charles R. Brenner, PE

    Vice President - Principal Engineer
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    Darren Sprute, AIA, NCARB

    Senior Architect
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    Derek M. Schilling, PG, CHMM

    Account Manager, Senior Scientist
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