@Sandy UhlmannYou should be able to find a law firm in Jeff City that has specialists in real estate and asset protection law.

Sandy, I'm a Realtor in Las Vegas for Century 21 contact me at [email protected]

I was browsing the web looking for different deals and yada yada yada i see this advertisement for a 2 day special auction where 150 sandy damaged homes and lots will be auctioned and 24 with water views and 70 with actuall water frontage bulkhead etc... the cheaper ones had pre storm values 220k-550k and starting bid under 100k but not on the waterthe waterfront homes with that start under 100k are all scheduled for demolition HOWEVER there are a few starting 110k-240k with pre storm values of 450k- 1.2million...So they had the brochure for free on the line but make you purchase a information package with all the due diligence from title reports to sales agreement for the properties...So personally i will not consider a property scheduled for demolition.....

The realtytrac article is a good one and I do see that Clayton, Sandy Springs, Bibb and Marietta are good places that have seen a positive rental returns.

I am planning to purchase a duplex in Sandy Oregon (near Portland Oregon and Gresham). 

You don’t try to turn the rock and soil into gold.

By the looks of it i would say your Dad is right, it looks like the concrete has deteriorated due to water. you do not need a foundation co. just hire a mason to cement it back up inside, but first take care of the cause on the outside, get that leader pipe to drain away from the house by either extending the pipe above ground or dig a shallow trench and run a pipe under ground away from the house. also make sure the soil around the house is pitched away so that water moves away from the house.

Soils Report.Is there a street?

I can't imagine you'd want to take it as-is with the tank, because if you try to remove it after buying and find the soil is contaminated, and possibly contaminated the ground water, you could be looking at a bank-breaker of a job.  

Sorry I have not gotten back to you sooner.I am back on US soil now and will call you later this week.