After high school graduation, back in 2008, my career as an electrician began.

Walking into the basement of a home I bought at foreclosure auction and seeing mold on the OSB lined walls and on the ceiling tiles - my property manager wouldn't even walk into the basement.Then after having the mold abated...getting a call from the property manager telling me about the basement walls bowing inward because of hydrostatic pressure that we didn't see because of the wall framing and OSB walls covering it...and talking to a contractor that estimated $15k in repairs (even though he outright stated his company didn't do that sort of thing)...then having a wall outlet issue in the kitchen upstairs, and having an electrician tell me he needed to re-wire the whole basement because the copper wire had been cut up.Mold Abatement was $7,900Hydrostatic cracks were sealed and painted over (no issues at all)Re-wiring the basement $4,000Much more reasonable than I anticipated.  

Now my plumber and electrician get keep things moving along while I'm teaching during the day.Here is a picture of the stairs in progress.

I can have them turned on in my name temporarily but it involves tests by plumbers and electricians, city inspection and installation of a gas meter. 

Wanted to get thoughts and feedback before calling an electrician.

So he brought an unlicensed electrician/Plummer to do some work.

Aaron McGinnis I have tried to hire someone from a trade group (Union membered workers), the only thing that prevents me from hiring them is if they perform a trade, they only perform THAT trade, I have heard horror stories such as electricians not digging trenches because it is not part of their trade (which I find to be BS, only in CA!).

That one is 1/2 demoed and I am lining up the big players (roof, siding, windows are coming next week, plumber, electrician, etc.).Keeping me busy running around getting what I need and making sure both houses are moving along.

You will have to hire an electrician to do part of the work, if you want to stay on the grid.  

I'm a journeyman electrician with a BA in accounting and business,some other degrees, and plenty of construction and mechanical experience.