But turn your front lawn into a junk-yard dumping toxic waste into soil, impacting entire neighborhood, no not cool.     

From IRS audit experience, think of it this way:If the auditor views the hours as “unnecessary” OR over the top that had no bearing on the successful operation, they will disallow.Real world example: You live in Colorado and have a STR in Arizona.

How are you going to refinance before the grace period is up.In the past, when I read people on BP or hear stories of people using credit cards for real estate and then share their story of how they defaulted or went bankrupt, my response is usually not very polite and it is somewhere along the lines of "oh really, would have never expected that to happen", and it goes on the list between rubbing a polar bears belly and getting mauled and sending $1M to my nigerian cousin in order to collect my inheritance and not getting anything back.

There was an old superfund in the 80s to clean up metal contaminants in the soil from the old mining activity, so maybe check into that if.

You're going to bear costs no matter what.

If you're serious about quitting the W2, that's gonna be an absolute bear to cover with cash flow from real estate.And as your kid(s) get older, time is the commodity, not money.

What they are looking for mainly is load bearing on that ceiling below.

Ultimately, we had to bear the financial burden of fixing their mistakes and hiring new contractors to complete the job.The key lesson we learned from this experience is the importance of thoroughly vetting contractors and establishing clear expectations from the start.

I was influential in where the funds were applied, so I bear much of the responsibility. 

We have some experience with this in Jackson MS due to the expansive soil and yazoo clay.