You could have a busted joint somewhere downstream of that location.

I think starting this out as a joint venture partnership really doubles your chance of being successful.  

Another thing is that you could try to incorporate an expansion joint technique in those long pipe runs; see link:http://www.copper.org/applications/plumbing/cth/de...

P:  ...so then, I had to adjust my legs to take more of my weight, which hurt my knees, so I decided to lean on the wall, but...D:  Sounds like all you're doing is transferring your pain to other areas, and not addressing the source of the pain.P:  OK. 

If your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) is below certain thresholds ($150k if married filing jointly) then you can write off a certain amount of your passive losses against your ordinary income.

I would assume (with ignorance) that brickwork installed the same way would have the same trouble, being prone to cracking with normal operation of the door.IF I am correct, then that is not a symptom of the house sinking to the center of the earth, but rather just a product of stress on that mortar joint.

Option one is a cooperative rehab where you get private lender money for the rehab, give them a note for his equity, list the house and sell itOption two, talk to everyone you know about private loan from their IRA, where they will get ten percent interest on their money in 3 monthsSearch here on BP "Brian Gibbons, private lender marketing, joint venture with the seller"Light rehabs are never good for Wholesaling, joint ventures with the seller will get the seller more money

Be sure that while you are crafting the joint business plan that includes their participation, that you also craft a business plan that includes only you.Good luck!

Also, any type of a Joint Venture (JV) agreement should be in writing before hand.

If the title is "joint tenants with right of survivorship, title to the property can pass to the wife, assuming she is the joint tenant.