I don't think that any of us on here think that it's "beneath us" to work with our hands or to work for $10/hr - but I just can't make a living at that.

I offered an apartment in the multifamily house I live in to a lady on the phone to come look at, but she said "are you sure you want us beneath you with a 2 and 4 year old kids?

The assumption this rests on is that swinging a hammer and actual physical labor is beneath an investor (at least that's the way it hits me).

Stick it in, shim it level and square, four screws through the side into the framing, caulk and you're good to go.

The basic formula is pretty simple:-Maximize your income by upgrading your education or job skills-Minimize your outgo by living beneath your means-Religiously save the difference, and-Follow proven investment principlesMost millionaires are not big spenders.

I have had a couple of these, where the hearth is also sloping forward from improper support beneath it.We have straightened a couple of these out, have to be careful if you start jacking up to level them out, you can cause a lot of cracking.

Four feet beneath the garage slab ( the only slab in the house).

I have jacked and leveled more than one house Rule #1 Dont depend on the jack to hold beam in place while doing repairs Have lots of blocks and shims.

I am also living beneath my means currently although will have some months where I don't keep my budget in check (life of a 20-something). 

The ceramic piping beneath the house became crushed and he had a company tunnel under the house to replace it with PVC piping.