In some jurisdictions, lack of electricity renders a unit uninhabitable and it will be condemned.

The heat combined with the intense sun (UV damage) would deteriorate and degenerate the wood, rendering it not at the same level that it was originally [Wood products are rated/graded, you will see this stamped on wood when you buy it and it is called out by architects and engineers]So unfortunately no, I seriously doubt that the wood is going to be approved.

From the landlord's POV they want to get paid for services rendered.

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, if— (1) not later than the 120th day after the date of such determination, the taxpayer is ordered, by the government of the State or any political subdivision thereof in which such residence is located, to demolish or relocate such residence, and (2) the residence has been rendered unsafe for use as a residence by reason of the disaster, any loss attributable to such disaster shall be treated as a loss which arises from a casualty and which is described in subsection (i).

Professional fees are established and recognized based on the education, experience, validated knowledge and degree of difficulty in connection with services rendered.

At the same time, I need a site where we can showcase the houses we are working on and selling so that people can look at the renderings, floorplans, etc. so I'd like to integrate a website/blog together in some way.

A bad website is like an anchor around your neck - load speed, functional forms, rendering on all devices, or you find out with the next Wordpress update that it completely breaks your site because the developer edited core files to get the look they wanted.

I use SoftPlan, which is a professional cad program that draws in 2d, allowing me to make 3d renderings, but it runs $95/month. 

I have seen invoices charged by these PM companies that are grossly overcharged for services rendered. 

@Rafael PinhoThe main points that helped me the most concerned a second high rise mixed use project I engaged his firm to design for me in downtown Seattle.The architect with development experience was able to define issues that were problematic with the first building and proposed solutions to the second before they arose.Topics included fenestration, sub grade parking, mechanical systems, building services and a more creative unit design by creating smaller but extremely efficient use of space.This architect basically became a member of the development team and provided value over and above the services typically rendered by architects.