I've gathered more knowledge than I can implement with all the BP content and other materials, lol.

What is he charging for the materials?

As for the lack of burnable material in the Palisades and other areas now, insurers will want to rebuild reserves and augment reserves for the next time, not to mention not exposing themselves to risk on this scale again.what I see happening is that the government will simply cut the Gordian Knot by using eminent domain to seize properties and redesign/rezone the whole area so that it's more defensible against natural- and human-caused catastrophe.

@Julie Garner This contractor texted me after I received the quote to let me know that materials are included.

I will suggest that a seminar that sells training materials only would not have helped me. 

There’s a rigid plastic type material that’s used in dairies and on farms that I’ve seen used.

As others have stated, your fit & finish goals should be guided by whether you plan to:1) Rent: tenants don't always take care of a property, so you want to use lower-grade materials and workmanship.2) Flip: higher quality on workmanship and materials is usually required.Regardless, you always want to "Maintain to the Neighborhood".

This gives our developments the ability to scale as we are very knowledgeable about our build process, materials and costs.

There is a lot of material on Bert Whalen in our video.

There's some excellent relevant & recent material from very high quality individuals on this forum.