The poured cement walls were ok, it just seemed that the soil around the home would just hold the water.It had a sump pump but I had to run the original 20ft drainage 75ft away from the home to alleviate any hydrostatic dampness still coming up through the floor.

Parts of Carrollton have really bad soil and if it broke once it will probably need more tweaking in the future.

I already have a topographic survey and soil reports.Could anyone please recommend a good contractor, structural engineer and an architect who specialize in properties on a hill and who have reasonable pricing.Thank you,Dina

Many seasoned investors work without the help of an agent, but as a new investor, it is best to have one underneath your belt.

It's about 2,000 sq ft with a lot of storage underneath the house.

He has already gotten the cash and bought an asset with it (a fishing permit that he purchased for $18k and it rapidly appreciated to about $35-40k now) so I think he can be persuaded to just get out from underneath it, if the numbers can be put on paper and worked out in such a way that both of us are content.I'll need to find out what he owed on his mortgage around the time that we originally agreed to purchase, in order to calculate some sort of rent credit, right?

Work underneath a partner broker in the company who will completely guide me through my first few months as a real estate agent (marketing, prospecting, showing, sales, customer relationships, etc.)

The east side is agrarian with deeper soil, foundation settling is common.

The land that the home sits on underneath the home does, long term.

I just figure they're hiding the loch ness monster and a couple million mosquito eggs underneath, maybe the guy they foreclosed on is under there too, who knows...Is it a terrible idea to run the pump without being able to see the pool?