. - So, that leaves electric & gas.

Take the effort to solicit contractor recommendations from multiple people.

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It's a competitive market and most of the people that get in trouble here are ones that buy blindly without actually figuring out the numbers, etc.You'd be surprised the number of times I get asked after month one if their electric bill of $xxx or whatever is normal, and the thought running through my head is "how did you not  check things like that before you committed half a million dollars to something?"

I'm not sure if the contractors are trained to exacerbate every single problem or not.We recently discovered asbestos in the compound joint.

We have helped a ton of clients with the process here in Chicago..just be sure to find a team (Agent, Lender, HUD Consultant, and General Contractor) that has done these renovation loans in the past!

Less electricity, no chemicals needed (drain easily and have the proper systems for it), and can have  the same effect. 

After meeting with a number (like 8) different contractors the quotes i got back made the deal, not a deal (i think). 

Many claim they do not charge a markup, but then aren't transparent with invoices, etc. 1) If a PMC charges $x hourly, their markup is built into that hourly rate as they are NOT paying their workers that hourly rate.2) Many PMC's send you ONLY their invoice, or from their wholly owned maintenance company, not the underlying invoices from Home Depot and contractors.

@Jorge Caceres Is this with electric baseboard heaters or  heat pump/minisplits.