Cash in on a noob flipper, pass go, collect your $200, and drink a bottle of champagne.

He works as a consultant as I do the work with my own contractors/myself with this process: trench around the whole foundation, dig under footer ever couple feet, insert bottle jacks under footer between two steel plates, every two feet, life house several pumps at a time, going jack to jack, get it level, insert rebar and pump new concrete in for footer.

It may be too hectic for some, but allows for profit taking at times when financial markets and circumstances are causing " bottle-necks ".

I had my first paper route at age seven, A bottle route soon after, for those who remember that.

The lined up bottles and the game table isnt' an issue for them but the parents like to see a decent kitchen etc.

There is an article in the Indianapolis Business Journal about the bids Indy received for the IPS bus lot and old coca cola bottling facility lot located at college and mass ave.

If I buy in LA, a lot of that extra cash would get bottled up in my LA home. 

I would think ~4-5 bottle jacks, some pre-poured 3000 PSI concrete piers/bases, shims, blocks, and a level to get this thing supported correctly.Am I grossly underestimating the complexity of this?

Least offer a bottle of wine for all the advice, connections and knowledge I've shared with you during our time together

My only answer would be that the city was taking care of bottled water and stuff, so it might just require a little more time to make sure you get that stuff to your tenants, and they stay safe and satisfied.