House Inspection and support woes. Help.

[Jamnanc]

I dig ditches for a living. I would suggest to you that you make the homeowner fix the broken sewer pipe, or get an estimate from a repair company. I may be able to rent something or bring something home from work and help, but it still going to be significantly more than $1000. I would expect $3000 to be a cheap good buddy price if it's 10 feet deep. The 3000 would probably cover the repair assuming that the offset can be repaired at the point where it is broken, often times the deflection is because the pipe would backflow if you put it back together at that point without exposing more. If you leave it in the condition it's in, or if it is repaired with backflow, it will end up backing up sanitary into your basement eventually. Outside of the $3000 estimate, you also would need to consider repairing your landscaping after it has been dug up and your yard is destroyed.