However, be sure to take those with a grain of salt as only YOU really know how the end product is going to look so their "as-completed" report could heavily skew the value in one direction or the other.I haven't seen a county record show the appraised value, it's usually the tax assessed value which may not be indicative of market value. 

They said cleaning was more extensive (they say it went up to the second floor)so I made an additional credit , they also say they lost food which I ignored because I can't fathom how that could be due to this issue. 

I currently live at home with my family and only paying roughly $200 a month to live there (water bill & food here and there) .

Food for thought if you decide to go outside of CA.

I’m also looking for a job related to my major with the possibility of higher income (even though it’s risky), business administration, to do during the summer, rather than a fast food or restaurant job.

You have Dickinson Law School, the Army War College, many warehouses, Giant food store headquarters, and many of the surrounding school districts (Carlisle, Boiling Springs, Big Springs, Cumberland Valley, Mechanicsburg) are pretty good.  

( it’s rough- we don’t like each other despite the love ) so other than car insurance/ food.

Lots of property in that area gets bought, torn down and rebuilt because the location is great and the land value is high.If other houses in the area say they didn't food, then this one is likely a first-time flood.

Well I know they eat dry cat food.

Careful buying controlled things like food as that can reduce their benefits.Also by titling the property to the trust, generally done by a quit claim, but a deed is better in your case, the attorney can get the ex wife removed from the deed with the divorce decree.