The couches and other furnature are outside on the porch, trash piled up, broken floor tiles and unkept yard. 

Quote from @Paul Gupta: Hi, in California, For jobs requiring a license, there was CSLB (contractor state licensing board) which would give either a General Contractor license, or specialty licenses by trade (~60 specialties such as concrete, welding tile, ) https://www.cslb.ca.gov/about_us/library/licensing_classific...My Q: does Maryland and DC area have similar requirements? 

If not, the only requirement may be filing plans with the dept of buildings.One of our contractors does the bulk of his work on contracts with NYC.Mainly work related to bathrooms & tiles/flooring, I will shoot you a PM if I can get any information on this.All the best!

Quote from @Stuart Udis: Jay noted some good upgrades.Bathrooms: I spend more on tile across the board but even more so on for sale housing.

I like good neighborhoods, with sloped tile roofs, stucco siding, built in the last 20 years. 90% of Las Vegas SMF checks none of these boxes. 

I HATE plastic shower stalls and put in steel tubs with tiled surrounds. 

The other small hack... labor costs for tiling..

Estimated cost for remaining changes (all new electric, drywall, tile, fixtures, cabinets, roof, doors, windows, heat pump, some siding, and fencing.

And all suppliers and subs are current as is the customer .  

This will end up smooth since we won't put tile on it.