It took about a handful of properties before I was able to see beneath the junk and see the potential!

Sellers can cover up a lot, and inspectors don't always find what lies beneath. 

My GC rebuilt the entire first floor and properly supported that instead of jacking up the house.The problem is, he has had to make shims on most interior and exterior walls to get a square box for dry wall and siding.  

They are so beneath him... 

Maybe its in poor condition (can be fixed, for a price), maybe it has a functionally obsolete layout (again, can be fixed for a price) or maybe it's on a busier street or next to a commericial or industrial property or sitting beneath large power lines (can't be fixed).

Usually, only heating oil USTs associated with commercial properties are regulated. thus, most home heating oil tanks may and often are taken out of service without any oversight from state regulators.Second- the rules that are in effect for heating oil tanks are usually less stringent than for diesel or gasoline tanks since heating oil tends to thicker and may not migrate as far. as a result, many states just require tanks to be cleaned out. they may also require the tanks to be filled with sand or concrete to prevent collapse. but sampling may not be required.Third- the key to determining if a tank has leaked is to collect soil samples from around and beneath the tank (groundwater also if groundwater is shallow). another quick way to see if a tank is leaking is to "dip" it with a stick that has a paste that turns color in the presence of water. generally, if water has gotten into a tank, it can mean oil has leaked out of the tank (although a certain amount of condensation may be present even where there is no leak so this is not a infallible test).Fourth- if there is currently a tank in the basement, ask the owner if there used to be a buried tank (a/k/a underground storage tank).Fifth, If the tank has impacted the soil, the cleanup generally varies from $25K to $50K though the costs will depend ont he depth of the contamination. i once had a home with a heated pool that had pressurized piping and used diesel. the contamination went down 40 feet and the consultant went crazy excavating the soil to the tune of $400K!!!

A lot of people are holding onto their old jobs and wishing for them to come back but it’s time to move forward and get the wind beneath their own wing supposed to waiting on the government to do it for them

A party wall agreement is not appropriate because you're not selling land beneath the units.

The wax ring had gone bad which led to rotting of the wood beneath the floor and we had to rip out the a fair amount of the tile only to discover more rot and the sink had to be taken out and replaced.

Pier & Beam foundations almost always require shimming due to some movement, and need to be assessed annually or every couple of years.