When we viewed it it had electricity.

Property details: 3 bed 2 bath both sides with attached garages, aluminum siding, copper plumbing, 1972 construction, separately metered, all electric water heater, range, dryer, public water and public sewer on a slab foundation in a great school district right next to brand new construction everywhere.

I can fix almost anything and have experience with electrical, plumbing, flooring, roofing, siding, drywall, etc.  

I breakdown my budgets by Category (Roofing, Siding, Painting, Electrical, etc.) 

They wanted upgrades to electrical panel that was upgraded in 2009 to current code  (arc fault breakers) they said they would walk , I said good bye . 

Hope no fire hazards or code issues or noise issues or electric shock etc. by doing this project.

Unlike a kitchen or bathroom renovation your literally building a second house on the property and your dealing with everything from grading, soils, foundation, electrical, plumbing, framing etc.

The plumber’s report indicates that the leak may have been caused by an overflowing tub or sink upstairs, but the tenant in that bedroom denies any such incident.As a result, I now have substantial expenses for the plumber and restoration company, including drywall repairs, painting, texturing, and reinstalling electricals.

I have moonlighted for several Architects and through hard work and good fortune stumbled on an opportunity to become an apprentice electrical engineer. 10 years later I am a senior engineer, together with my wife, have a decent portfolio of Real Estate.

Ones of the biggest was that we had to completely replace all the old electric, luckily we were able to save in other areas of our budget to offset most of the costs but not all of them.