I imagine that excavating just under the porch or one of those rooms will be a good bit more expensive due to the non-rectangular design (foundation and framing will cost more) and excavating a larger rectangle (under the Pantry, Porch, Mom Room) will be more expensive because it's just more excavation, foundation and framing.

I would be more concerned over if the tree has worked it's way under the house or foundation.

I am completely new to real estate investing, and am hoping to get a good foundation of knowledge from the resources here at BiggerPockets so I can get started wholesaling in Gainesville.I look forward to getting to know everyone and contributing to the community...

Usually these are found at the county clerk.

@Luke Ward - once I quit buying properties, I started setting aside 5% of gross rents for maintenance reserves... just in time to incur a completely out-of-the-blue foundation repair.

Build your foundation so that you know what the values are, the process of buying and selling, etc.

No HUD Code is going to qualify for mortgage financing unless it meets several criteria, including a permanent foundation that the home is affixed to.

I enjoyed your podcast and took to heart about you discussing the BPO and how this has set a great foundation for you to build off of for your investing career.

I've found out what a Radon mitigation system looks like and how they work, and I now know how to check for mold.The 2 big things the inspector found that I hadn't counted on were mold (lots of it) and the root cause of the mold which was a bad part of the foundation which was causing water to enter the basement.

The house does need a small bit of leveling/foundation work but that is not unusual for Central Texas.