I’ll provide the bricks* Below grade hot tub – excavate a 68 sq ft, build CMU wall around it, pour 4” thick concrete pad with drain to sump pump, excavate, plumb & install sump pump

For two inches of thickness, you're probably looking at 6 pounds per sq ft as a very rough rule of thumb.

They're only a little more than a 16th of an inch thick.

The report indicated there was evidence of water in the basement, which has been a fleeting issue for us, but likely since resolved by a cheap solution -- I found a corrugated rubber mat company that created a thick/heavy mat built to cover flat bilco basement doors.

Just hoping to get a few minutes with someone 'in the thick of it' to bounce some thoughts around. 

I might just be thick headed here but as I was looking into refinancing my first multi the h/o next to me calls and tells me she is interested in selling.

Inbothexposedandconcealedlocations,whereacable- orraceway typewiringmethodisinstalledthroughboredholesinjoists,rafters,orwoodmembers,holesshallbeboredsothattheedgeoftheholeisnotlessthan32mm(11∕4in.)fromthenearestedgeofthewoodmember.Wherethisdistancecannotbemaintained,thecableorracewayshallbeprotectedfrompenetrationbyscrewsornailsbyasteelplate(s)orbushing(s),atleast1.6mm(1∕16in.)thick,andofappropriatelengthandwidthinstalledtocovertheareaofthewiring.ExceptionNo.1:Steelplatesshallnotberequiredtoprotectrigidmetalconduit,intermediatemetalconduit,rigidnonmetallicconduit,orelectricalmetallictubing.ExceptionNo.2: Alistedandmarkedsteelplate lessthan1.6mm(1∕16in.)thickthatprovidesequalorbetterprotectionagainstnailorscrewpenetrationshallbepermitted.(2)NotchesinWood.

They also need to check the thickness of the paint when applying. 

Maybe you just become numb to a-holes looking down on you, and then you realize-- they are a-holes.If you're doing C/D rentals, your skin should already be super thick because of the BS you have dealt with,  and others opinions shouldn't bother you, if it does-- you need thicker skin. 

Thick drywall is key 5/8 or thicker.