Create a simple spreadsheet or written list to compare the features of each and identify the ones that align with your requirements.

These properties often have systems with about ten years of life left and are situated in neighborhoods with appreciating property values and rental income.The cash flow from a property largely depends on your down payment.

Think about that, that means part of your payment goes out of your left pocket and into your right pocket.

Align Foundation Repair and MCR Foundation both should be able to quote you under $200 per pier. 

If you've kept putting them on one year leases, you should have left it M2M so you could just raise the rent when you needed to.

Ya, my left side brain (the E and S (Rich Dad term)) is saying that is crazy: 18 CC's and $100k.  

You will certainly need a mason to do tuck pointing and likely capping of any remaining pieces left.  

Align yourself with several investor-strong agents or long-time agents with tons of connections.

Whatever aligns best with yours and your husbands personalities 

I have seen too much of how bad of jobs contracts can do when left to their own devices.