Try adding a HDMI dummy plug. Older Intel NUC's (8th gen and earlier) have an issue that's fixed (but always seems to come back...) where they don't like functioning headlessly (without a display connected.)
Intel integrated graphics is pretty phenomenal for ~5 user HTPC setups and NUC's are basically the best Intel products ever. Nothing better than it just working out of the box.
The house is not occupied and there is access to the crawlspace.
My main concern is that I'm not sure a concrete foundation can be built underneath the house. Since it has the addition which a concrete foundation, the house cannot be lifted. The weight bearing concrete would have to be built upto the level of the house...which I'm not sure is possible.
Well...except to meet code for wood foundation you must use treated wood (usually treated with some kind of copper arsenic) which is not great for the environment (both the production and usage).
I'm sure I need to add way more info...just not sure what's relevant.
Crawlspace. There are piers....but they appear to be wood. Wood piers in the ground, connect to wood posts/beams above ground. As expected the wood has started to rot and the whole wood foundation needs to be replaced.
This is in the PNW and earthquakes are possible, thus my preference for a concrete foundation(rather not get into the debate about how house would be effected from earthquake).
This is not a foundation repair situation...this is a foundation replacement situation.
I'm not sure I understand what your question is. You are asking why to not torrent, but rather stream...but in relation to the services to setup yourself...
If you have decent internet...zero. why would you start to pay for services to get the same content you are already getting with a tiny bit less effort.
Try adding a HDMI dummy plug. Older Intel NUC's (8th gen and earlier) have an issue that's fixed (but always seems to come back...) where they don't like functioning headlessly (without a display connected.)
Edit: Also, make sure your BIOS is uptodate.