A caveat for the larger ones is they need a 220V outlet. 

@Josh Cordle if your inspector is complaining about ungrounded 3 prong outlets then replace those ones with 2 prong outlets.

It may be one of the things you mentioned, it may be a bad plug or outlet, it may be a floating ground that is shorting.

I am looking for recommendations for an electrician for adding an outside outlet, outside light, and a switch inside to run the outside light.  

I have a strong VA outlet in Annapolis for you to call.  

I usually swap an outlet in the bedrooms now or kitchen for one with a built in USB charger...these run about $30.  

They all have flavors you'll probably be on the first who get to test it out. Let

I put a gfi outlet with a nightlight in the bathroom. $15.00 from Lowes2.

My head is spinning after reading all the rent control ordinances and exemptions.Here are some links that I've been looking through this morning for my own research:Berkeley rent ceiling search (max rent you can charge per unit): http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/RentBoardUnitSearch.a...Rent Ceiling Overview: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Rent_Stabilization_Bo...If you can figure all that out, let me know.

Sometimes jumping a bid can intimidate potential bidders ( jumping a bid is when you call out a higher number than what the auctioneer is calling for ) For example, let's say the auctioneers at 30k and it's going up at 1k increments and the most $ your willing to go is 45k you can try to intimidate some bidders by calling out, let's say 36k for this example.