The property is probably going to stay a single family house sense foundation from swelling soil over 100 years has caused massive cracks throughout the entire basement foundation.

Some of Houston soil is terrible.

The roof does have cedar shake underneath the existing standing seam steel roof so it needs re-decked (an extra 5k, sure) but still, the prices are significantly higher than I expected.

Realistically my wife and I are probably 2 years out from being able to invest in one but have seen some west of I-35 in round rock (don’t go east as the black prairie soil is horrendous for all the settlement issues).

And assuming the moisture reader doesn't detect anything on the subfloor we should be good to rebuild the cabinet and call it a day after the paint is applied underneath? 

So I tore up some carpets in this house and found some wood flooring underneath that seems pretty salvageable.

If the house is on a concrete foundation, walk around the house and look for any spots where the soil is missing or a hole is obvious.

So my concern is that the gas company will not be able to run the main line underneath the driveway to get the meter alongside the house, without tearing the driveway up. 

He probably will have 200-400 people working underneath him. 

The floor is wavy so I’ll have to redo the underneath (going under the house and fixing the foundation) and then put a floor on top.