You can do jetting/cleaning if there's a tree, but if there is a offset depending where the roots are you probably can't.

@Luke Jackson - do some research on the timber industry.....https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/thousands-of-southerners-planted-trees-for-retirement-it-didnt-work-1539095250

Not my cup of tea but can't argue with success!

Our underwriting criteria varies on the kind of deal, but for something like this I look carefully at the systems and major costs that you mentioned: Age, style, and type of roofAge of furnace or other heating mechanismsCondition and material of plumbingElectrical panels - what type and is there sufficient loadFoundation conditionOngoing maintenance concerns - trees!

Most phone calls end up stuck in our phone tree or voice mail and go unreturned. 

Rats usually stay high on trees and in attics.

He then called an urgent meeting and CC'd all the subcontractors with a punchlist that included replacing dead trees.

The major concerns where I feel we have leverage are 1) the roof needs replacing-there is wind damage 2) there is a slope towards the house which needs correcting (we think this can be fixed with a French drain) and 3) there is a giant tree right by the house with roots visible to the slab. 

Hi Rick,I've seen some DIY leveling that involved setting the house on car scissor jacks, cinder blocks, wooden roofing shingle shims on top of stacked lumber, tree stumps and rock piles. 

The big trouble here is trees.