How much investigation needs to be performed on a donated site?
Offers of site donations or exchanges should trigger some preliminary site investigative studies. Especially because the shortcomings of free sites may not be readily apparent, these sites require the same level of site investigation and preacquisition due diligence as required for purchased sites. Be sure to follow NEPA, NHPA, appraisal, and title search procedures thoroughly on donated or exchanged sites as early as possible. If there are problems, then you may need to proceed with either mitigation or a new site selection.
