Cheaper alternatives could involve any combination of fixing the gutters & downspouts, exterior grading, drylock paint, sump pumps, french drains & dehumidifiers.Never let the tenant coordinate, recommend or hire their own contractor.

If you speak French I've seen quite a few posts recommending Club d'investisseurs immobiliers du Québec (CIIQ) for training, info and meetups. 

There is also a curtain drain or French drain system installed that just uses gravity to discharge the water.

I feel as though I can't bring much to the table in terms of Real Estate knowledge at the moment, being new in this area, but I speak 3 languages: French as my 1st language, English as my 2nd & Spanish (not perfectly) as my 3rd & after living 6 years in Nicaragua and successfully running a business, I have learned a lot about living & doing business in Central America...

@David French I would say a good 9 or 10 people bought it.

He converted the garage to an apartment and he gets $4,000/month rent on $500,000 invested A friend flips in Highland Park and his buyers are all over the map. 20 something French girl who obviously has a rich family paid $880,000 cash for a house.

The underground pipe most likely comes away from the house as a solid pipe and changes into a french drain before reaching the emitter.

Purchase price: $220,000 Cash invested: $45,000 Sale price: $240,000 This was an "apart-hotel" in Paris which was connected to both a French vacation provider "Pierre & Vancances" and the French government.

Also, we installed French drains that ironIcally completed the weekend before the Tax Day flood.

A couple of big ticket items that need to be worked on are : replace the roof, fix a water leak under the foundation, French drain to be installed and fence repair.