Engineering case studies on U.S. property screening.

Real lots, real federal data, real dollar translations. No "5 mistakes you're making" listicles, no thought-leadership fluff — just what FEMA, USDA, USGS, and NOAA actually say about specific parcels, and what each finding costs to build on.

Case study · May 4, 2026 · Florida — Lee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Clay counties

4 Florida lots, 4 different cost stories — what federal data really says about Florida property

Four Florida parcel types run through the live SitePrior pipeline: a Cape Coral coastal canal lot in AE, a sinkhole-belt ridge where federal flood data goes silent on the real risk, a Tampa Bay AE-zone infill, and a North Florida pine-flatwoods lot where Zone X hides a $30K septic problem. Same federal sources, four very different cost profiles.

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Case study · April 28, 2026 · Buncombe + Polk counties, NC

5 Asheville-area lots, 5 different stories — what federal data really says about Western North Carolina property

Five real Buncombe and Polk County parcels run through the live SitePrior pipeline. Same Zone X, same Group B soils on the headline. Tens of thousands of dollars of difference in the build cost — driven by slope-vs-soil-map disagreement, clay-residuum drainage, cove water tables, and one urban-infill lot where federal data correctly gives up.

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