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wrote:
I am considering the purchase of a house built in 1935. House has lots
of character, beautiful hardwood floors and fireplace. Here is the
catch, 2 previous sales have fallen through because each home inspector
has said "it cannot be fixed" The back corner of the house has sunk 8"
according to reports. This can be seen inside with a rise in the floor,
and on the outside with a diagonal line of bricks that have seperated
about a cm. I have photos- I need someone's opinion: can this be saved?

You need to have someone who's done something similar to crawl around the place
and give you an opinion as to how much money you're going to have to stack under
the foundation in order to fix it up. My guess is it would be a considerable
amount.

If you can't find anyone who's done it before, that should tell you something,
too.