To do that I could cut a hole in the dry wall and turn it 90 degrees so people can use it from the hallway but there is a light switch for a nearby bathroom in the way so that would need to be moved into the bathroom as well.

The need help with some repairs including electrical, hvac, plumbing, and other cosmetic repairs like paint, dry wall, and laminate floor board replacements.

Virtually all basements are going to have water concerns, whether from high water table, moisture attempting to move from soil to concrete/concrete block to air, actual infiltration from walls, etc.

Depends on factors but a basic response would be, would you still have a decent amount of cash reserved or would be a big down payment leave your account pretty dried out?

If there was a dry cleaner operating there in the past, for example, you could be on the hook for environmental stuff, to give one quick example.#3: Definitely expect insurance to keep climbing, especially for Tampa.

It’s run by a political machine that is bleeding it dry.

If I am reading this correctly, your recommendation is to get the soils report and speak with a structural engineer to estimate a grading, retaining, and foundation cost.

There should be nobody outside the system, regardless of how they got on US soil.

In the 1980s there were lots of lawsuits in the area against builders - soil was peat and lots of foundations issues. 

Do you know what kind of soil you have there (meaning will this happen again or is it one and done)?