Otherwise, it's back to your sphere of influence to find PMLs or open up your wallet for HMLs.

I got all of the solid wood kitchen cabinets and hardware for the kitchen for $200.

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We use identical hardware for every house. 

Just tell him to leave his wallet at home.where and when is the seminar, I may either know someone going, want to attend myself, or i can potentially identify the validity of it.thoughts?

Your time, investment, sanity, and wallet all depend on it!

The last 8 years in IT I have been in hardware and software sales for a major company.

your heading in the correct directions. big houses just use a lot of the normal stuff lots of pain flooring counters... hardware etc.. that like doing 5 or 6 flips in one house and a nice flip reno is 40k ish.

is to replace the faucets with anything that has a Watersense label- those generally save about 30% over a conventional faucet- or use aerators, which for about 3$ each at the hardware store can accomplish the same thing.

People love to have all the amenities you describe, but at the end of the day everyone thinks with their wallet.