You know there was a good couple years there that my wife wasn’t seeing the vision but I just kept presenting stuff to her gently and helping her to see what’s possible and eventually she decided “yup, let’s get free, I’m in.”

They seem to believe that all of this moisture damage is related to a lack of proper guttering on the sides of the house.

.• Moisture is present in the soil under the raised foundation.Due to the amount, we recommend all the post and pierinspected for signs of settling.Page 14 Item: 7 FoundationPlumbing• Plumbing- Main drain line.

A lot of back and forth with the appraiser and hiring a Realestate attorney to gently force her hand......

Definitely needed more like $100k plus of rehab as well - moisture issues throughout, zoning wasn’t right.

For example, moisture invasion gets more expensive the longer you wait and some improvements have a longer payback than others.

Fix the moisture.

Either poor grading is giving the water a path, or hydrostatic pressure from ground moisture is to blame. 

You will probably find: low amount of insulation, bathroom vents terminating into the attic instead of outside, otherwise you'll see some mold (not a big deal in an attic, just get it properly ventialted and stop the supply of bathroom moisture)Electrical:Electrical wiring includes copper, aluminum and cloth sheathed.

It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially.