Exterior work is difficult from Mid November through late March, but most of it can be done besides painting.

In the summer everything settles back down.If my assumption is correct, when the foundation lifts the floor in the winter, it will also raise the exterior wall sitting on it.

Aloha,Poorly maintained tanks, and especially tanks in an environment that creates excessive condensation on the exterior of the tank, often drip onto the floor, damaging floorcoverings and underlying typical subfloors or hardwood flooring.

You can deduct the cost of labor and parts to maintain or repair your business assets, as long as the expense doesn’t prolong the useful life of the asset or increase the value of the asset.Tangible Property Repair Expenses That Are Deductible:Replacement of LightingRoof repairsResurfaced external or interior floorsResurfaced parking lotsInterior or exterior paintingReplacement of doors and windowsRekey locks

And we replace a lot of the major CapEx like roofs, hvac, exterior paint, etc that seem to cause more headaches. 

The property is a REO Occupied home that we could not inspect prior to bidding and only had one photo of a really bad exterior.

The quoted exterior price per pier (concrete) ranged from $225 - $375 per pier.

The photos online won't be of much use to you as the photos where the money spend is at are in the basements, attics, and the exterior of the house, and every corner of those if that helps.

Siding & Exterior Trim12. 

Nice job with the project. 70k budget is really good considering exterior work was involved.