I have always been a big fan of "healthy leverage" which is what you should be thinking about as you continue to buy more properties. 

So it could be a perfect fit for investors looking to put capital to work and make a healthy return while waiting for their next Real Estate deal to become available.

Or, if you must, perhaps there's ways to be creative about it (such as offering full price with zero down or zero interest, payment terms favorable to you and a healthy balloon that's favorable to the seller). 

I think this is BS but I do not know enough to argue with lawyers on this.The advice I was given was to separate chunks of properties into separate LLCs, and have a healthy umbrella policy.

All contaminated soil would have to be removed and bagged.

Agreed with Marcus...hire a structural engineer to determine the cause and extent of the problem, talk to a company that does foundation (or perhaps water-proofing) repairs, and factor the estimate into your rehab costs.Additionally, you'll have to disclose the work to potential buyers, and if you don't plan to finish the space (framing/sheetrock), expect that your resale value may be impacted when buyers see the fix.Often, a horizontal crack is the result of static pressure from the soil on the other side of the wall.

A safe, healthy, efficient home is core to our business.  

That and a healthy commodities/precious metals portfolio (yes i've taken quite a beating over the last 6 months).Also on the recent Cyprus situation.

It was $17,000 to remediate the soil after the oil contamination.  

If they decide to move after that, they will be in breach of the lease agreement.It is very possible that a pet stain has soiled through to the pad.