Good call @Joshua D. on the section of pipe to support the sidewalk/surrounding soil. 

They built a room out of my living room with a dead bolt sand I was not allowed access.

My plea on this 16th anniversary of the worst attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor is that we remember and recapture that unity we felt on those first days after the attack.

A business associate of mine has recommended I wait until the soil is wetter to get the foundation work done.

@Hong Zhu Sandy Beach is a nice property with no amenity restrictions for owners who choose to self-manage. 

Sandy.

Also what is the soil like?

The only way to be 100% sure if the soil isn't contaminated is by testing it.

Most areas have already experienced nice appreciation - but there are pockets that are still struggling (yes, inside Atlanta has plenty of areas off people's radar, and suburbs such as Lithonia, Stone Mountain and south Snellville, etc- are not what you would want for long term appreciation, when you can invest in more desirable areas such as Marietta, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta, to the north, or even south suburbs are doing well - such as parts of McDonough, & Hampton, etc - where you can get a larger house for the same capital - and will cash flow just as nicely - but not experience as much upside potential.

He says that in the unlikely event there has been some leakage, he will "dig out some of the soil and replace it."