I think we can all relate to the drinking from a water hose feeling.  

You are likely going to be sprayed with so much information from a fire hose, and you need time to be able to sit down and review your notes and pick through them and really understand certain parts of what you learned, and how you are going to implement it within your business!

We ran a soaker hose around the base of the house and ran it for the first week about an hour a day then after that 20 min 2-3 time a week.

It’s very very common to get hosed by contractors in this business

.- For the downpayment, I can put 50k which is equivalent to a 1m hose (with some room to stretch) and I'm looking for at least a 3:2 house. - I'm NOT considering a townhouse at the moment (I like to be distant from my neighbors).- I highly prefer the house to be within less than 30 minutes of commuting distance to Ogontz by car. - I'm planning to stay there for 3-4 years and then move to Baltimore where part of my family is and buy another property there. 

Hose also needs work.

I think we just got the last leak fixed, but when it wasn't we had one guest turn the hose on and forgot about it and left.  

Then a hydraulic jack slowly lifts the chimney up to its proper position."

The labor is more, but you only have to do it one time, and completely remove any moisture questions, like if a washer hose breaks, plumbing back ups, seasonal flooding, ambient moisture etc.There is some vinyl plank an floating floor options, but most of those in my opinion end up not performing very well in basement and tenant conditions.

Thats why I have 3 loaders and a dump truck , hydraulics make life easier .