That one involved removing trees and trucking in a lot of soil as the lot wouldn't perk.

Underneath the house there is a lot of junk, everything from broken cinder blocks and insulation to toys and cat urine.

I had a dog and cat while I lived there but they did not soil the floor - however we did think that perhaps it may have had something to do with the smell.

Save up your money another downturn is coming.Automation and the internet are gonna kill a lot of jobs and entire industries, A lot of people are entirely dependent upon their stock market 401K or pensions (Some of the funds will never be able to pay up) for their income, the country is $20 Trillion in debt and no one can agree on anything, the healthcare system is in a state of complete debacle, we have recently seen 3 major disasters hit our soil (Houston, Florida and Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico was already broke and now they need more money because they are even more broke than they were before) - Our government and most of it's people are still operating on an economic system which was designed 90 years ago (3 generations) which will no longer function as we go forward -  Interest rates have to go up eventually which means more expensive money, Let's not forget the tax thing (We had a 94% income tax rate and they confiscated gold during the great depression)  etc, etc, fill in the blankNow I don't want to be a Negative Nancy or a Debbie Downer but someone has to survive the next downturn to pick up the pieces.

I want to know about soils, foundations, load beam, seismic bracing.

Tenants are notorious for forgetting to do that.Foundation problems are not uncommon due to the soil.

I don't know Kansas so not sure if there would be termites or issues with the soil.

My goal is to find someone who will let me work underneath them and help them out with tasks they find nauseating and allow me to learn the trade first hand.

I've checked gutters and there does not seem to be any leaks or puddling in this area (although I've noticed very soggy mud when it rains a lot)For the time being I am going to dig it down a little, put a plastic liner type down, then add soil and grade it away from the house.

The foundation has been repaired recently but the lot is not level - which causes the water to settle underneath the house.