I don't know why you'd leave taxes out of deal analysis. 15-40% of your gross income could be vaporized.

Your choice.Take the emotion out of it..... its not about him lying or it making you uncomfortable by her being there all day.

The dirt compaction and consistency of dirt type are the major contributors to cracking.Floor Sweating: use clear plastic underneath pour.Heat/Cooled building--Vapor barrier for floor to help keep sweating/humidity down.

I also understand retro insulation in walls can be an issue because old houses are not air/water/vapor sealed and require air flow to dry out the framing and prevent rot. 

I am worried about her being friction in between me and MY goals. 

One bad sub can easily result in the savings from acting as a GC vaporizing.  2) Coordinating the various subs and managing the tasks requires time and the first time you do it there are likely to be some inefficiencies that result in lost time and increased costs.  3) it takes effort. 

and I would feel safe about her being there.

He installed a French drain in the basement along the problem wall with a sump pump and vapor barrier on the walls, so we didn’t need to do anything on the outside of the house.

I figure then we can use her first time home buyer advantage plus and help we th her being Hispanic(born and raised in Bronx, povonos and Bethlehem pa)my question is anyone able to point us towards n the right direction?

It is very messy and hard work and the vapors are not good to breathe.It is like 5 procedures and If you decide to rent a machine and do it, after about the second procedure you wish you hired it out!