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in my 30+ years of doing this....cut to the chase...call some local builders to recommend a structural engineer in residential...shop around because the prices vary...tell them you want the cheapest way to solve the problem[you don't need the house to be here for the second coming]...when they...

if you are able to excavate the exterior down to the footing...you can spray on the wall a polymer-modified-asphalt...somebody in your area will do this...and make sure the water is running away from your home

between the concrete floor and the walls...use a 1/2" thick bituminous expansion joint material...cheap stuff [a wood board will rot out an can be a termite issue]...if the equipment is very heavey..pour 6" slab with 4,000 psi concrete...use #4 rebar [24" on center] rather than wire mesh and...

be sure to use treated floor joist..

get an idea of how much money it will take to do what you want....add that to the cost of the home then check with some local appraisers and ask them for a cheap verbal appraisal if they will do it ...ask them what will the home be worth after you do all this work...they can do that...if you...

you may be able to find a light weight cultured stone that may match the fireplace but i don't know...if you go with real stone ...becuase of the weight..you are going to need to remove the old brick/stone to give you a brick ledge to support the new stone

yeah it looks like you have a major problem but from my experience don't listen to me [and I have been in it for over 30 years]...or the subs... or the suppliers...check around for a good structural engineer that deals with residential construction [talk with some local builders]...shop around...

you are right....it's a great look for less money than anything.....simply google "concrete staining pictures" and look at all the examples....then google concrete staining and you will find a world of info....it you can't find anything good get back to me and i'll send you some info.

i seriously doubt if you have any kind of major problem...it is the nature of concrete to crack...that is the only guarantee i can give on a home is that your concrete will crack....we try to control it with control or expansion joints...if the width of the crack is not increasing....i would not...