Foundation Repair Questions

[Connor Hunsaker]

I am currently looking into buying my first rental property in San Antonio. Our friends are offering it to us at a great deal, but there is a slight sink in the foundation. It's not significant, and they said that there hasn't been a difference in the foundation in the last 9 years. (They monitored it). I am buying to rent it out. I am wondering if you would suggest fixing the foundation (about $8k), or if I would be okay renting it out without fixing the foundation? 

[Scott White]

Also, if you buy the house and it doesn't already have gutters, get gutters. They're inexpensive and help keep stormwater from being directed under the slab and contributing to wash-out.

Keep in mind that if there's plumbing anywhere near the section of slab you're lifting, there's a good chance the lift will break the drain line and you'll also need to replace that section.