Spray, not brush.

It is usually treaded on softly as to how they ended up that way.

Re: new builds, do you know per sq ft hard+soft costs that the folks that you know are able to manage to?

The competition from other sellers will keep prices soft, so you may be able to strike some deals, but know why they're leaving first or you may not have any buyers.

You can choose to be hard, or choose to be soft.

The way the industry is structured from my experience the electrician often 'may' oversee the project, but typically you engage with a 'turnkey' solar type company to do all of the following:front end financial analysisget through the regulatory process and most utilities require filing what's called an 'interconnection agreement'bring in an engineer like me to draft plans, as requiredthen once the interconnection has been approved, they shop the install to an electricianoften in house resources from that solar company are used to actually mount panels and do most of the LV wiring, and they will leave the 120/240 etc wiring to the electricianGranted, the above process unfortunately has a lot of 'soft costs' built in that drive up the cost of these types of projects for a homeowner, but they still do pencil out in some cases.  

plus it's heavy scrub brush with a few inches water, while there seems to be miles of forest to either side. 

You're trying to compare daily health routines with preparedness, as if owning a gun means you don't brush your teeth.

Hello BP I’m building new construction house, hired painter bid was 15,800 and I buy all material, I paid him 8,000 when job was 80% complete, now I look and horrible quality, they did not putty nail holes on Millwork, can see siding through thin layer of paint, light oversprays on hardwood , cabinets and walls, worse staining job on cedar you will ever see… told him to fix and he paint brushed made it much worse - what do I do? 

Most of us are not forced to sell when the market is soft.