I would have a company specializing in foundation repair come look at this AND I'd have a structural engineer look at it as well. 

It seems a lot of people have been burned by a bad tenant or don't fully understand how voucher tenants are placed. 

Here's an example budget for a 1500 SF home with unfinished basement (not included):Land: $24,000Soft Costs (Architect, Engineering, permits, property taxes, insurance, loan interest)  $50,000Hard Construction: 1,500 * $95 + 750 * $65 (basement) = $192,000Sale Price: $330,000Transaction Costs: $30,000Net Profit: $58,000 (just under $40 per SF)

Find a quiet place that's not in bed yet some place cozy that you can really focus.Kudos,Mary Thanks for the tips, Marry - I can definitely see how that would limit burn-out day-to-day; but with my personality, I'd go insane with a slow 'n steady approach - just going to crank through it as quickly as I'm able.

Engineered hardwood on the entire first level except for the bathroom and laundry:In the bathroom and laundry we used linoleum - not vinyl but actual linoleum.  

I too am an engineer currently.

I have software engineering buddies that I consider very wealthy because they can quit their job and get 10 new job offers in a few weeks.  

Remember, if you pay off a credit card, or a car, that monthly bill disappears.This is a form of reverse engineering...and it works all the time.

However, he lost it all: the Tax Reform Act of 1986 brought about major changes in the real estate market and forced bankers to take a closer look at people they were lending money to – and Ramsey got burned.

He became impatient with me, hurled insults and burned any chance of my ever letting him promote on these forums without vigorous back channel counter-measures.