Wont know unless you try.

You also cant simply put your new support post on the concrete floor, it wont hold the weight, you need to cut out a section and poor a deeper footer for the support.If you only have a crawl space or on dirt, you still need to dig and put a footer there as well, the depth will depend on your area and conditions.

His credit is about to be destroyed by losing his home in Florida so I'd like to help him out and get some much-needed learning from this experience.So what is the next step?

- That said, FHA has a loan program for houses that need some renovation called 203(k):http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/18/fha-home-repair-loan-personal-finance-203k.htmlThey're not always easy to get, and they won't let you buy completely destroyed properties, but if you're willing to live in a place for a year while you fix it up, this can be a great option.- Hard money is a last option in my opinion.

I would have just applied for a conventional loan with 20% down, but most banks wont loan out for anything under 50k.

I am worried that we wont be able to get a commercial tenant for either of the storefronts because of a lack of parking and limited foot traffic.I am looking for ideas for business to put into the storefronts.

The wholesaler most likely wont have reliable answers for any of these questions.

the state is florida. i know of property that never went through probate and the old lady has been paying taxe s twenty years and wanted options for perfecting title that wont cost her as much

The complex was destroyed by a hurricane in 2004, and torn down.

Not that I "should assume" the bank wont accept a low offer I propose to the owner, but for a house that needs extensive rehab work, plus the cost of getting the liens removed from the city and contractors, there wont be much to offer on the property, it seems the bank will probably say "screw it we'll take our chances in a foreclosure auction?"