In the initial walk through of a duplex I have under contract, we noticed cracking along the outside of the foundation:We asked the owner about this and they said they recently had an engineer out to assess the foundation and he wrote:  "In this case, however, piers near the front wall are supported by a degraded soil bank.

Is the tree healthy and something you want to keep? 

@Devin Duval  I paid  $2000 for 3 trees by the tree removal guy in July and I just had 6 BIG healthy trees down for "free" courtesy of Henri. 

Piers are then sized accordingly for the loads and the capacity of the soil present.

It's good that you have a healthy amount to invest.

MANY factors involved; vegetation, slope of the ground, soil composition that may/may not absorb the water ... but those areas where it pools, or doesn't have those items listed prior, you may need gutters.

Bragg and cash flow a healthy $500+/month.

By that time, he will have two years' worth of tax returns showing consistent W2 income as well as a healthy credit score and would possibly qualify for an FHA loan with a low down payment.

Healthy Homes is renovating and building new homes in the area too.  

But added expense are architectural design, Soil Engineering, but some communities have pre-approved ADU designs at no addittional cost to $500.00.