Paying someone would cost even more.Islands are great, but trimming them out to look nice (panels on the sides and back, etc) can add up costs of you haven't planned for them.I think if your budget allows, the layout you have now is a nice use of space!

Hi Guys - I would appreciate if you guys can give me some advice.As a new investor on my first rehab i made following mistakes.The GC  rewired and put in panel board without using licensed electrician and without any permitsNew plumbing without using lic plumber and any permits.The house is about to be ready in a week.What is my  best course of action.

Green carpets, paneling, etc. 

@Michael Noto - That's good...I will be adding an owners panel in my NB property.

You can get acrylic panels (about the size of a sheet of plywood and 1/4 - 3/8" thick) which have a high heat resistance - they were frequently used in engine rooms and galleys of boats and in fish plants when I was a kid.  

New windows, boilers, hot water heaters, apartment electric sub-panels all within the last 6 years.

A few details: 80’ wide lot, newer furnace, metal roof, collapsed out-building on the property that needs to be removed, needs electrical panel replaced (which I can do, assuming local code allows me to), needs siding or paint.

The difference between the two: modular are also known as 'ship flat' (and assembled from panels/modules on site) , manufactured as shipped 3D or such, in one piece.

Fresh off the press:http://abc7.com/technology/california-energy-commission-approves-requirement-for-solar-panels-on-new-homes/3450672/

If you're building from the ground up.... consider Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) homes.Essentially, you get VERY light pallets, which are like styrofoam panels that sit parallel to each other, being connected by plastic accordion doohickeys to make the "block" form.