Other items that are ordinary and immaterial such as the occasional switchplate, outlet cover, switch, that need to be fixed can be expensed.

Is the contractor going to flip on every light switch and check the outlets to make sure there isn't something funky with the electrical?  

All you need is an electrical outlet and secure place to hide the recorder. 

And she pays well and keeps the house clean.Another part of me wants to have a face-to-face personal conversation and tell her that she can keep one plant there as long as she removes it while I have an electrician wire the new outlet that I had already planned for that garage (there is a "home run" on its own circuit going to the garage but it's not yet hooked up as an outlet).Tell me what you would do please.

Look for any neighbors that are running extension cords to an outside outlet or going through attic or basement.

For example, if I'm just replacing an HVAC system, or just replacing a roof, or just adding an outlet or just adding a new plumbing fixture, I'll probably pass on the permit.

Scott Trench Hi Scott, I consult in a business development capacity for an agency in Manhattan that represents dozens of brands that sponsor different social media and podcast outlets.

The things you hear are most likely news outlets yapping their ignorance into the masses..

I had another woman that wanted a house and her son was running around like a wild man trying to stick her keys in the electrical outlets.

Tell him you'll be buying rather than assigning and it will probably put his mind at ease.If you don't feel like you have the ability to work this one out, let it go.