Betting its good old fashioned foundation damage.You will want to have not only an inspector take a look, but you might see if you can find a foundation company or structural engineer to check things out and get you a quote, because most inspectors will just tell you its a foundation issue and not provide any background on the scope.Foundation issues are common in Texas, every house you will come across will have issues to some extent.

At some point before you get to far if you are thinking about splitting the property, have a local engineer look at it. 

I recently graduated from Clemson University and got a job as an engineer just outside of Athens, GA.

Based on average materials being used (vinyl siding, etc) Bldg envelope is 101’-4” x 41 = 4,154.67Two Stories = 8,309.33Apartment sizes: 993sqftSoft Costs: $25,000 Engineering: $5,500Architectural: $0 (Not sure if I will need architect yet.

I'm Andrew Geib, currently I'm working as a lean six sigma engineer based in the Aurora/Naperville area. 1) Favorite real estate book: just picked up Rich Dad Poor Dad for the first time2) Favorite non-real estate book: Freakonomics3) Advice for new investors: seeing as I am a new to real estate, get started now rather than later. 4) Hobbies: cars, I autocross my daily driver whenever I can, I'm resorting a classic mustang, and I frequently go to car shows all across Chicagoland. 

These goals should be very simple:1 - You need to pay off all your personal debt2 - You want to have enough passive income to cover all you monthly bills3 - You want to accomplish this by a specific date.4 - You want to have fun doing this.Once you set these numbers, you "reverse engineer" from there, establishing as series of groups (elements of the steps above) called "measurable milestones".  

I would would with Engineered Vinyl Plank over laminate.

Some structural engineers said to do it, others said it was not necessary. 

I am currently working as an engineer and am excited to get started in real estate sales/investing.

I am also an Engineer but looking to make some investments so I can work towards financial freedom.