When you rip out the plaster, those studs probably aren't designed for drywall so it could be a lot of work with shims and lining it up. 

Wondered if anyone heard of or used AGM shim Corporation?

For a pier and beam it would depend on if it only needs metal shims or cement footers.  

Use screws long enough to penetrate the oak and bite into the wood beneath.

In the competitive market of South Florida, some months you can have very low response rates beneath 1%.  

This was a rough property, and clearly beneath me.

Hi Jason Yahner .The AskBP segment has finished up - we did 100 episodes but started getting the same questions repeated...To start a conversation in a local forum, click Start a Discussion (Green button) in the navigation bar at the top of the page.When it asks you to select a forum, scroll down (a really long way) to the alphabetical list of states, choose Texas and then you will be given an option sub-forum to choose from beneath that main Texas Forum.

I had to cut and trim spacers, shimmed lower cabinets, ...

Live beneath your means, and save money for future investments3.

We’re in upstate NY where the pipes in crawlspaces may freeze.(2) I will move the water heater (which, ironically is for the upstairs unit) from the mud room to the basement area beneath the upstairs unit (but accessed through this unit).