When I do that, I also go ahead and change out all the outlet and light covers.

It would be one thing if we had a $1,000 flower garden underneath the wall, or some exorbitant risk exposure (i.e. falling into the kids sandbox while kids play) but neither looks to be the case here.If he's concerned about cosmetics tell him to plant some pretty flowers ;) In terms of contractors though, you can call someone who does foundations, or a landscape contractor who does retaining walls.

Glad you had success in Little Flower. 

Burrell are the outlets grounded properly?

Get it now, you'll use it forever.Something to think about: a single-outlet GFCI  adapter.

I give her a $25 dollar rent break per month.I go to yard sales and buy lots of items I use on my properties ( outlets,paint, tools, lumber, pipe etc.) 

@Kevin Allen - These are for Chicago, but likely very similar for other local housing authorities...MOST COMMON FAIL ITEMSInoperable light fixtures and improperly wired electrical outlets (reverse polarity, open ground, hot neutral reverse, etc.)Deteriorated and unstable paint on surfaces (peeling, cracking, chipping, etc.) in units built prior to 1978 where children under the age of six reside or will resideMissing, inoperable or incorrectly mounted smoke and carbon monoxide detectorsBroken or inoperable windows (cracked glass panes, broken locks, drafty frames, etc.)Exposed electrical wires/connections (light fixtures missing globes, electrical junction boxes missing cover plates or knockout plugs, breaker boxes with open sockets, etc.)Broken/faulty door locks and drafty doorsCutting hazards, including protruding sharp nails pipes/metals objects with jagged edges,deteriorated sheet metal, cracked glass blocks on windows,etc.

They have been 95% full these last two yearsI've done upgrades such as a new shower in one unit, new deck on another, painted a deck on a another unit, new flooring in two units, planted flowers out front for curb appeal.

You got your property back and back rented out. Let

They even have a funeral home planned, and the city's first HyattLooking at upcoming development projects in Bakersfield you can see hotels, and movie theaters, Top golf, Tejon Ranch and Outlets, some of the largest commercial projects in the cities history.