The deals on shell cabins are great but my due diligence is showing there'd be a lot of costs associated with doing (either) solar/public electric; well/public water; septic; etc. 

We also used the opportunity provided by the extend of the demolition to do the following:Install a free-floating, insulated (R10) subfloor (a first for us) over the slab on the main level;move the laundry under the stairs to the second level - a better use of space than the deep sloped ceiling closet that was there;resize kitchen - we made the kitchen 42" longer, but this necessitated moving the electrical panel into an 18" upper cabinet;reconfigure the bathroom - with the laundry not moved out of the bathroom, we made the bathroom a little deeper (about 6"); moved the toilet slightly; shifted the tub about 18" and moved the vanity to the other side of the room;reduce the size of the living room window to an 18" transom window giving much more usable wall space;replace the broken windows with Energy Star certified windows tuned for their exposure;build an entertainment feature wall on the living room side of the stairwell.open-up both sides of the stair well (living room and hall by bathroom) - this allows for better air circulation - a necessity when we install the heat pump.Here are a few select shots of the process:Demolition begins:Repairing sections of wall:All electrical and data network runs were installed, then next came the insulation:We finished shifting our plumbing and patching the slab.Next we "leveled" the slab ... ok, we made it better ... and laid the subfloor:Note that we installed 4" high, plywood spacers around the perimeter to keep the floor ~1/2" away from the external walls.  

We will be having a Newbie panel where you can ask other real estate investors question on how they got started, meet with other like-minded individuals and maybe even get a your first deal. 

Breece Veneer & Panel Co., 232 F .2d 319.

Had squirrels as big as elephants that liked to run across my roof every morning as soon as the sun was up, but the kicker is the day my solar array quit working.  

The frameless panels are sort of designed to have gaps as it allows steam to escape. 

Hi all,Originally from Israel, I've relocated to Campbell with my wife currently working as an engineer in the solar industry.

In 1946, knob-and-tube was still possible, but not as common.fuse panel versus breaker panel;electrical system of insufficient capacity for modern, electronic living;Plumbing:galvanized supply and/or drain lines.  

Need the cash to fix up (e.g I pay $700/month utilities and want to put solar to make it close to $0).

The electric panels need upgrading and it is a huge cost since DWP is requiring that I put all the new meters (4+1 house panel) in one location, which requires a 40 ft trench to connect the two buildings.