It's more than rewriting the application -- it's ensuring the foundation is sound. It would be irresponsible to not be very skeptical of the code as it's usual

It's more than rewriting the application -- it's ensuring the foundation is sound. It would be irresponsible to not be very skeptical of the code as it's usually trash, and trash code will scare away any and all future tech employees. The annual turnover will be >100%, guaranteed. No company can sustain that level of turnover.