Now the architect told me all new construction would have to be on stilts meanwhile I see plenty of home being raised on concrete foundations so I'm leaning towards getting a second opinion.

and to break through the concrete to expose the plumbing 6ft down.Be careful.

Consider this too, even if this loan is DF compliant with the balloon, if you buy this and the borrower can't make the balloon do you really want to be the one to throw them out of their home because someone made them a predatory loan?  

Which is a mobile home secured on a concrete footing with the wheel base removed.

If your city has a Concrete Vacuum truck,  then it will pull everything out of the house of that size in four hours.

It's all fixable. the floor is bad in a few places... that wall in the kitchen must have had a leak for MANY years because the 2 "sistered" joists in the basement have sheared off where they meet the concrete foundation. can you imagine rotting and shearing off a 2x4 standing on the short end just by pure weight overtime?

Hi Jason,I'm assuming this is a concrete floor?  

While I told him I had no concrete plans at the moment, I did say I was looking to invest  in multi-family homes.

Be ready to give concrete ideas of how you can help, and be prepared.

After a lot of curse words and a extra $2500 the AC is fixed and the electrical is done.At this point things are now moving smoothly, Electrical is done, AC, plumbing is looked at, concrete poured for the kitchen addition, roof done and were ready for Sheetrock!