It's a drainage issue and when it "floods" it get a couple inches in some spots and quickly goes out.

That said, the price hasn't moved an inch.

An inch quickly turns into a mile in this business.

Consider finishing several inches of the outside edges of the treads and risers, and doing a carpet runner in a simple but very elegant material, different from the upstairs, maybe in a subtle pattern.Then, gotta replace all that outdated tile in what I assume is the entry, and make that guest bath an absolute KNOCKOUT! 

It's a good 4 inch crack down the pipe and it looks ceroded.

So you already k is you need to dig six inches.2.

Especially in the kitchen area where the top of the cabinets are less than six inches from the ceiling. 

We make better money on a 3 inch storm than a 20 inch storm .  

When you give someone an inch, it's very difficult to take it back.

Replacing all light fixtures, faucets, doors, door knobs, ceiling fans, every inch of wall was repainted, all moulding from brown to white, new laminate flooring through the whole first floor and vinyl in the bathrooms, repainted the deck, and really landscaped outside, as well as a brand new porch.