3) Medium grey wood-grained Waterproof vinyl flooring (WVF) throughout, with brushed nickel light fixtures and hardware, or Coffee wood-grained WVF with Oil-rubbed bronze light fixtures and hardware4) Keep the master-bath shower as it is, which is a medium blue fiberglass, and just replace the door with a modern one and trim in some coordinating hardware and glass tile, or totally tear out the shower?

Architect is coming later today actually and should have more post worthy pictures I'll update with later.Brick veneer backsplash & pot fillerHall bath tiled to 10ft ceiling to make space feel largerMaster bath also tiled to ceiling in modern touches

Besides, the modern and nicer finishes helps it rent quicker, and compensate for the lack of garage and fenced in yard.The property is actually in Nederland, so NISD.

Is your current cabinets from the 60's, where cabinets are built in large section, or is it modern cabinets built by pieces?

I've always found CI very difficult to use, although it looks like they have modernized the site in recent months. 

There are many great architecture firms that do beautiful Pacific Northwest modern, or just modern/contemporary in Portland.  

Aside from loving the modern styles, when you are going 3 stories, and have the height limitations, and narrower lots, contemporary style with no rooflines really work.

The salesperson selling the work is required to hold a Home Improvement Salesperson License, the contractor performing the work is required to hold either a Home Improvement Contractor License or a General Contractor/Construction Manager license, and for home improvements (defined as: "This classification applies if you conduct any of the following: the repair, remodeling, alteration conversion or modernization of, or addition to, residential property, all as may be more particularly defined in the regulations."), there is a THREE day contract cancellation period.I'm always wary of the folks who can do the work "on the spot".

Houses in the area, especially a block or so away have some great comps, and lots of development/improvement going on within the vicinity with other houses, and other places getting redeveloped into modern townhouse/etc.With my credit in bad shape and needing at least 2-3 years to clear it up to a decent clean slate, really no savings at this time, and that $9K+ sitting in my IRA I am thinking I really would like to pursue this opportunity.

You should pay a modern live estimator to build a new construction home with specific products in that home .