I've been in construction for 20+ years although it has always been in management and not the trades.When my wife and I did our first (well, only one so far), flip house, we did everything ourselves except upgrade the electrical panel and service the HVAC unit.  

I have a no pet policy in all of my homes except for one that has ceramic tile throughout and wood paneling for walls..

This is a DANGEROUS MISCONCEPTION.I recently hosted a panel of Hard Money Lenders for my local investment group.

We unpack boxes to find out that although they look great the side panels are particle board with a laminate veneer over lay.

As investors you aren't going to blackout because the electric panel isn't up to code right?

In this case, like insulation, double-glazed windows and solar, you have something to sell that give long term benefits if you go for the drought-resistant plan.I think you'd do well to see example of well-planned xeriscape in your area.

Jonathan Smoke, chief economist for realtor.com, revealed an in-depth analysis of these survey findings during a panel discussion at the National Association of Real Estate Editors conference in Miami.

That is almost $1k more than my mortgage on a 3500 sqft updated home.Love the wood paneling....WOW!

It also indicates the panel(s) on which each street is shown.

Update on our single family flip in Plainville, ConnecticutSo far since we bought the property we have had one of our in house guys at the property doing a lot of the demo work which included the demoing of some walls, removal of old wallpaper, and the removal of wood paneling.