Ideally the extension should take the water at least 10 feet from the foundation (5ft min).Once you have the drainage addressed then you can have a local mason fill the voids with non-shrink grout and it should set solid as long as it's dry.Obviously this should all be verified by competent people who can actually see the situation.

But i would like to have this done in stages in order to pay for one stage and gather the finances for the next. 1.Ideally I would like to have the entire house designed on paper to what i hope can be done.

I agree Jay, absolutely, Different Strokes for Different Folks. 

In an ideal world, and the educational world I think the founding fathers were trying to create, college would teach you to think.

I think 45 minutes would be ideal.

Ideally, we'd like to set up an account with Citibank but to do that one of us needs to travel to the US.

Just not an ideal layout.  

So ideally something that is or could be divided up into as many units as possible.

Ideally, I would like at least a decent stream of additional income on top of that, but I’ll settle for covering the costs of primary residence as a start.

Our property is single story with an ideal location (end of a cul-de-sac with a nice lot size in a nice neighborhood).i would do the work with my father (free labor :mrgreen:) over a weekend or 2 and we have some experience in finishing basements.