All old brick has hair line crakes is normal.   99% of exterior brick cracking (and basement/foundation cracking) is due to improper or not functioning gutters and down spouts and ducting water away from the house. 

Learned a ton but please do weigh in the fact that you may not want to spend another 8 hours of physical work after 8 hours of normal daily work.I did do very well on my purchase plan so all needed materials were delivered on time.

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Still need to do all inspections / normal DD.

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Cash for keys is definitely the way to go and it’s normally only 2x the rent to get the job done. 

Is that normal now? 

Should I do a raised foundation, engineered flood openings, or fill dirt and do a normal crawlspace.

Just trying to understand you, and answer your question w/o trying to type out more of a lecture than I normally do here on BP.Oh, I'd start with the municpality's website to look for their zoning ordnances. 

@Jeffrey McKee did the property warrant cleaning beyond “normal wear and tear”?