We've sent numbers to the tax evaluator and have gotten no encouragement.  

Looking for guidance and encouragement.

Crawlspace water  will evaporate and add enough moisture in the air to create mold problems in the house above the puddles as well as make hardwood flooring buckle.

It could not have been done if it weren't for the local community of investors around me who have continued to encourage and support me.   

Hello, I just need a little encouragement or maybe a shove..

This puts you on the same playing field with everyone e.se and his brother trying to create sandwich lease options, and unfortunately negates your strategies perceived advantages.However, I really like your thinking, and encourage you to continue to come up with ideas that will possibly create a clear strategic advantage in deal flow.

I've been following the content of BiggerPockets and getting a lot of ideas and encouragement.  

We encourage them to thoroughly read through the leasing documents.

I've learned so much more just recently; in fact, those efforts are what led me to this community, and comments like the one you so encouragingly just left.

These situations, if encountered typically become engineering and construction problems that are ultimately solved with the developer's money.You are encouraged to do a bit of due diligence before spending an inordinate amount of time on this (or any development project) by:- Determining the highest and best use you see for the property- Running a pro forma to understand the project's value (sales or capitalized rental income) to see if the project makes sense financially - creating a project schedule and pre-development budget-Using the above data to approach the school district to see if they will work with you based on an offer that you make to them that is informed by your due diligence and try to get the property under contract if you can come to terms with the district with a closing date you think you can meetYou may well discover that the school district would prefer or may even be bound to dispose of the property thru an RFP process, that is a "request for proposal" where you and anyone else can throw your hat in the ring to see who produces the most attractive (to the district) proposition.