It’s also important to pick your environmental professional carefully. The old saying, “you get what you paid for” is very true here. If you are quoted a bargain-basement price coupled with a blazing-fast turnaround time, how much depth will there be to the Phase I ESA? Further, the consultant cutting such a sweetheart deal for an environmental site assessment can very well be cutting critical corners. It is very important to scrutinize all the relevant data that comes in, and to have reliable professional companies providing that data, with high values themselves. Recently, one data company completely missed an abutting clean-up site that had significantly impacted the property. The company identified no “recognized environmental conditions” and the user went ahead with the transaction. Land Assessment Services, Inc. found this information and saved its client and prospective buyer from buying land that would be tied up in contamination assessment, as well as litigation for years. Environmental site assessments performed by true environmental professionals are essential every time you consider buying any kind of real property.