From his stories, when her symptoms first started she had many similar issues.

What's going on in Colorado real estate right now is just simply symptoms of the above.

These are just symptoms of the real problem.

Mike you have what is known as a " Partial Stoppage"In simple language its a "real Stoppage" getting ready to happen.I strongly suggest you get the person responsible for the maintenance of the building to get a video pipe camera inspection of the main sewer line.These symptoms tell me there could be a really big problem down the road if not remedied quickly .Better take the bitter medicine now and fix things than suffer the consiquiences of a major raw sewage backup incident laterDave Doyle.PS Once you sewer line issue is resolved I would reccomend either a Kohler Wellworth or Gerber Avalance Tank Toilet.Very reliable ,,,,,hope this helps,,,DDLos Angeles

I would assume (with ignorance) that brickwork installed the same way would have the same trouble, being prone to cracking with normal operation of the door.IF I am correct, then that is not a symptom of the house sinking to the center of the earth, but rather just a product of stress on that mortar joint.

having partaken in my share of this strategy.. difference was I was the HML putting the investor into title.. we just call it rate term refi... that model died a humungous death in oct of 2008... to only be revived about 2 years ago. and now you have lenders putting 75 to 80% debt on low value rentals all over again.and I predict in 3 to 5 years there will be another wave of foreclosures as burnt out landlord symptoms take root... what was really great for the industry and economy was the 2008 to 2012  were so much was being bought for cash... if folks start ripping cash out again.. you now take a asset that could never be foreclosed on and now it can be.. so law of averages.

A sump pump is a treatment of a symptom, not a cure for the disease.  

My concern is there may be a break in the sewer line somewhere under the slab, but it would seem that would cause other symptoms besides just these sinks.

They are a symptom of mismanagement, and mismanagement will make any strategy ineffective. for example: If you pay cash for a house and didn't account for a 10K roof and don't have the funds to repair then It doesn't matter which asset management strategy you prefer, you're toast!  

If you read the hyperinflation article you see that the US does not currently have any of the symptoms neccessary for hyperinflation using historical examples.