Something along those lines, pour a relatively small rebar re-enforced footer, jack the floor to proper height then install a 4x  post. remove the jack and let your new post assembly support the weight. 

6pm at Courtyard Marriott on Assembly St. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/709408-rei-live-columbia-sc-meet-upYou can meet plenty other Real estate investors, lenders and contractors. 

Spend some time assembling a good team so that you'll be ready and also network with local brokers and investors in your area which will help you land a good potential property to flip. 

Time to assemble the team and break down some deals !

Fortunately, the rental rates and additional income projections were sufficient to justify the costs, so we marched forward.Throughout the diligence process, we were also assembling our development team.

I manage 40 of my own, dealing with all management aspects with a staff of people I've assembled.

He knew all about the floodway, but was assembling acreage with the thought that the county would not allow this prime acreage to be nothing but flood control property. 10 years later the county did build concrete aqueducts to handle runoff and he was able to sell to a major builder at a very nice profit.

Instead have your council hold it or the title company.The problem with the seller or counsel is they are supposed to return the money but even if the contract says so you have to chase them down or they take forever.When I was assembling land for a developer they always held the EM they put down so they didn't have to chase the sellers for it later even when it was due them contractually.

That's how you'll assemble your crew.

In terms of immediate priorities, I'm looking to find a lender to get pre-approved, take a drive around the area with an expert to learn the ins & outs, churn through deal analysis in the neighborhoods most applicable to me, and assemble a team so I can move quickly when the right deal presents itself.Thanks for reading through this lengthy post; the first time putting yourself out there is always the toughest :) Hopefully any other lurkers reading this post are encouraged to introduce themselves to the forums as well.