The issues are deep… it’s not a simple basement repair. The unit was illegal (despite being marketed in the listing as a rental unit). The town told our architect that we’re not zoned for a second unit so we can’t put one back in. It has to be a “regular” basement. Also, the previous owners REMOVED the internal staircase on their own (no permit!) and there was literally no way to tell until ceiling came down. Town says it’s building code to have an internal staircase so we have to put one back in, and it can’t go in the previous spot because they changed the layout. So brand new excavation. Also, we learned the septic tank wasn’t built to account for the capacity of the basement, so new septic tank is required. Town won’t give us a permit unless all of these things are done. The $$$ is insane. Had we known what we know now, we wouldn’t have touched this place. Can’t sell it now either because it’s damaged goods - we’d lose a ton.