Self-doubt saysI can't beI can't doI'm not good enoughI'm not smart enough.There's not enough timeIt's too hardYou have to get to the root of what is stopping your success, it's not what you can see that is stopping your success, it's what you can not see, and it's within!

Surface mold can be cleaned off, but if mold roots into the walls and woodwork, most of that will have to be replaced.

The no FHA/VA loan had a large tree whose roots cracked the driveway that ran through the backyard to a garage at the back of the lot. 

Lots of great local groups around, each with pros and cons:TRIG: meetups once/month, paid membership, tons of local rooted investorshttps://www.trigofva.com/Hampton Roads Investor Group: Free, hosted by Investor/Agents at 1st Class Real Estatehttps://www.facebook.com/group...ReSolve Meetup:https://www.facebook.com/REsol...Hop-portunity Investing:https://www.facebook.com/hoppo...

Does your family have roots in the neighborhood or in the local school?

I had several root intrusions, and some spots where the pipe wasn't round but an oval. 

This was actually the root cause of the housing crash that you reference.

Dig deep and find out the root.

I am slowly losing touch with my roots in your area, but but it has always had a lot of potential.

Lots of great local groups around, each with pros and cons:TRIG: meetups (zoom) once/month, paid membership, tons of local rooted investorshttps://www.trigofva.com/Hampton Roads Investor Group: Free, hosted by investor agents at 1st Class Real Estatehttps://www.facebook.com/group...Hampton Roads Landlord Associtaionhttps://www.meetup.com/HRLandl...