You may have to search a bit for the right contractor or engineer - sometimes I see one solution dominating in an area - "that is how we always do it"  Thanks for the input - yes, it sounds like the specific area this house is in is particularly bad for foundation issues.  

Others have little/no experience and will give you bad advice that takes you down the wrong path.I recommend you focus on educating yourself while saving more money. 

Somehow they bury bad reviews on google with great reviews.For clarity, I own DealMachine (not batchleads... totally different companies).

@Kristen SnedekerDid you find a good PM or even a bad one for others to know about?

If you are not from this area, you should know it is even harder to rent a place when it is the holidays and it is cold and snowy outside, and the bad weather we had the first week of January hasn't helped you.I'd have a discussion about what it would take to rent your place.  

The more rentals you have the more risk there is to having a bad situation crop up.

Is it a bad idea to invest in properties where you would be able to collect rent that is equal or a little less than your mortgage payment?

Is it okay to file an extension or a bad idea? 

Prepare for the inevitable, because bad things will happen.

This isn’t a bad thing!