Hardwood Flooring Restoration:I discovered original 1930s hardwood flooring beneath the current layer of LVP and plywood.

Recognizing the untapped potential beneath the surface, I set out to forge relationships with both the sellers and the dynamic managerial duo.The key to this success story was my ability to be a problem solver.

My wife and I have been fortunate enough to save up enough money through careful planning for these expenses for the last 18 years.Strong credit, strong W-2's and great savings have put a great position to do a little bit of real estate investing.Our keys to being in this position are:Have a good paying jobLive beneath your meansSave as much money as you canPay your bills on time so that you can have 800+ credit scoreIf you feel that this is important to you then you can pay for your children's school and still be in a position to invest in real estate.  

This home is a one level home with a tall crawl space beneath.

Hi All,I have my first investment property (live in 203k) officially under contract and out of attorney review and found the structural items below in inspection (See attached pictures directly from report):Unit 1 (~750 sq. ft)(1) Cracked Foundation Wall in two areas(2) Piers that have placed in dirt allowing the home to shift and now have wooden shims/other objects to sure up the floor(3) Split floor joistUnit 2 (~600 sq. ft)(1) Support posts were set directly in dirt(2) Objects were set in between piers to sure up floorThis is a multifamily home (two single family homes on one lot) with the home inspector suggesting that the price to fix could be well over $30k.

Depending on the weather (hot/cold, rain, etc) you may need to shim a pier of two ever 5 years or so.

It may continue to sink.Though you didn't mention how far down you've sank, I would stock up on shims and do what's cheapest first.

They live on 2nd floor, I live beneath them ( house hacking). 

I’m not sure, but I think an owner cannot build on an easement.Before and after videos of the segment beneath the construction might help, but probably won’t.You own the sewer line from the foundation bot, but not including, the “Y” that connects to the main.

From what I could see there was a small localized area in the ceiling about the size of palm where the leak was observed almost right beneath the pipe where the slow dripping was observed.One of the challenges I noticed with other people in some message boards in a similar situation is that, the roofer applies a fix and confidently tells his clients that the issue has been fixed only to see the leak coming back again looks like there is absolutely no way to determine whether a leak has been fixed or not.