text:  Wow, that sounds like a potentially serious problem, Rochelle. My first question is whether or not this is an active crack. I mean, all foundations have cracks. But is there clear evidence this is active and ongoing? And that might take somebody with some professional skills to determine. You may, if you suspect that's the case, you may want to hire either a structural engineer or a professional home inspector to take a look at that. Do not hire a contractor to take a look at that because they're going to have a big conflict of interest.