I invest in several REITs, and consider them to be a healthy part of any balanced equity portfolio.

(Property and health)Is an LLC the right tool to use?

Depending o how badly the carpets/padding are soiled you may need to remove the carpets and padding and check the sub floor.

In that context, we are in a slowdown and its healthy.

To that end, I hope that this letter finds you and your families healthy in the face of this crisis.

I called up DEQ and they still had liens on the property from contaminated soil samples.

Depends on the type of foundation, soil, and how much differential settlement is in it within given time frame.  

After talking with one of my potential lenders it seems that my DTI would still be in a healthy enough spot to where I could pull this off and make it work; it's really up to me and my wife's priorities and the potential costs vs gains.

Joel Block's syndication seminars are a good place to start.Our BiggerPockets RE Syndication group has some healthy discourse of topics about raising money too.

Since lead may be present in paint, old pipes, or in the soil outside and tracked indoors.