You may want to consider adding some new solar film with low-e and UV filtering capabilities on the windows to cut down on heat gain and interior fading, as well.

@Nathan Wiebe 9/10 I do it before I buy the property, he's not a home inspector but I made a form for him to make marks on so he doesn't accidentally forget to check the electrical panel for instance.

So my gut feeling just based on what you said would be to get it "freshened up" (6 panel doors, some nice paint, replace some carpets, remove clutter, heavy cleaning, clean ducts) and get as much as you can out of it.

"Done" she said.I bought Hardi panels and cut them to replace the skirting, found a suitable 5 gallon can of "whoops" exterior paint at HD, bought a toilet for $5.00 and a faucet for $5.00 at a yard sale and a discontinued pedestal sink at Lowes for $20.

The panel looks new, I'm surprised it wasn't required with the permit.

you can install a product such as xps foam panels against the brick.   

If you have an old electrical panel for instance, it can be very costly to upgrade to a more modern service and panel. 

I recently bought a two family home and the basement is fully finished without a kitchen but ample space  and I have been recently toying with the idea of renting the basement atleast as a room sharing however being a older home it doesn't have the kind of electrical capacity to accomodate a decent electric stove which has very high amperage requirements (atleast 150 amps -200 amps) besides I am not considering gas stove as an option.As is I can envision fuse tripping beside I don't have any 220 line,also it gets very cold in winter in the basement so I will most likeli need a supplemental heater in the basement so elctric upgrade seems like a must if I decide to rent it out.However I was wondering would it be a better idea to have solar panels to supplement my additional electrical needs? 

Try to go in the attic to see if the water lines run there Open a few outlets around the house and open the service panel completely.

If you have a 20A circuits and room in your panel you can put in a double pole breaker and run some 2500 electric baseboard on 220V.