Removed solarium, added master suite, replacing plumbing with pex, foundation (pier and beam) issues, ventilation issues under house, replacing hvac and hot water heater.

This is also a pier and beam home, built in the 1950s, so that may have something to do with it.

But far more important is what you won't see.You won't see exterior wall that are bowing out (common prior to the early 1800s), floors that are out of level due to shrinking cedar post supports (also common prior to the mid 1800s), ancient cast iron plumbing, knob & tube wiring, termite tunnels or rotted beams and you won't be able to smell the property.One of the first things I do at a property is to head to the basement and sniff. 

My plan is to remove the 2 that would be in the living room and kitchen area and replace it with a steel i beam across it to take the place of those two Supports.  

While you're waiting for your credit score to slowly climb to acceptable levels, learn everything you can in a broad sense, then figure out where you want to concentrate, then concentrate on that area with LASER FOCUS.Bottom line, nobody can tell you what to do with some arbitrary sum of money.

Take all of that 17 year old energy and enthusiasm, Commonly referred to as piss and vinegar, and laser beam focus it at being a real estate investor.

I also found the Building code on their website:Departments - Planning and Building - Building services - Construction codesTo be considered a legal room, many cities ask for 6'8" (6'4" under ducts and beams), a natural light source (window), and a closet.

Tesla is going to beam people into space in a decade and terraform the red planet.

Interested in hearing if anyone has faced these findings before and how large of a problem it is and how much budget (if any) you'd put towards it:(1)...most of the sill/base plate of the home's exterior walls are not sitting flush on the stone (cement reinforced) foundation.(2) Additionally the basement beam supports are old and should really be metal.Here's pictures of Item 1: My thought is that this could be solved with metal wraps, some bolts from the wood into the concrete and filling foam.Here's a picture of Item 2: My thought is that this could be solved using a heavy duty anchor, similar to this:None of these issues seem particularly troublesome but interested in everyone's thoughts and experiences.

Post tension redwood beams!