I am looking for suggestions on creative ways to structure the deal that would protect the owner and myself.   

Or for those who have tackled meth houses in the past, are there other DHHS/EPA rules about clearing the old structure/lot?   

Sitting another piece of wood in place, putting in the support structure for the beam, but also leaving the jacks in place. 

Work with some qualified professional, i.e. attorney for starters, to help figure out how to structure this partnership.This all being said, figure out if your ~$40k now is sufficient to do anything. 

The verbiage for your structure will likely be a part of your managing entity operating agreement. 

Looking for thoughts on structuring the deal. 

It did not affect either structure, just the driveway. 

Please advise if I can do something else to structure it better? 

Ideally you can find a place that is structurally sound but needs some cosmetic fixes that you can handle gradually over time to increase the value of the property and monthly rents.

I mean that in a nice way and only ask because too often I feel like we (myself) included put the cart before the horse with regards to opening LLCs, getting business cards, etc.Also, I think entity structure might be somewhat location-dependent.