I like to avoid evictions for the sake of damage to the property, time it takes to evict, and cost of eviction.

I showed up nicely and reasonably dressed with a clean truck and business card available to show that I was a serious potential "tenant."

This can be accomplished from the interior as well, however it's more effective preventing moisture from coming in (exterior), rather than holding moisture back (interior).been trying hard to avoid excavating. and remember now......there is a span of wall that is nice and clear...and not too cracked up. so whether or not they waterproofed or not........that span of concrete blocks are relatively undamaged. it doesnt make sense that they would waterproof that span, and not the other span.so this is why i think i can just cover the damaged span of concrete blocks with a porch or something so that water wouldnt get to the span of exterior wall. id actually probably use plastic tarp in the beginning, so i could uncover that area during days of sun in hopes that any moisture inside the dirt would evaporate. when it rains, id cover up that area again with a huge plastic tarp.i would also improve the grading, and well the downspouts are already good.i could also do a french drain type thing...but i dont think that would be necessary.im really trying to avoid excavating. i dont want to pay $25K lool. i already have mold issues on interior joists that will need to be blasted off...and these joists are 30ft long and there are probably 50 of them going across the basement. and yesterday i was looking at some studs...and i think i mightve seen some mold on those too. super annoying, man.

The problem I kept running into was that most of the "educational" content I found was nothing more that a dressed-up advert for a SUPER expensive course or something.

-It is 40 yrs old-Aluminum wiring-No central air/no heat-Evidence of water damage around most windows, and kitchen flooring-I don't remember there being a hot water heater-Last owners replaced some windows and did a shoddy job-No car port/no storage shed-The cabinets in the kitchen appear to be home made with plywood and white paint-Soft wallsBUT mostly.. it's a 2/1 and they just don't move like the 3 bedrooms.As far as why did I settle for only 4k?

During the inspection, I found water damage (not bad) on the wall around the window AC.

Hence, I want to do the repair myself to minimize any damage cost.

Tell them they get the cash only when they are out of the house with no major damage, and then meet them, inspect the house, and pay them.

If there were enough pests to merit a treatment and re-treat, was there really 0 damage?

If any such damage is a result of the act or omission of Tenant, Tenant shall be responsible for all costs to repair such damage.