Also a few vintage Japanese tea cups thrown in an attic.Some clown left their crack pipe in an outdoor electrical box once.Just found about 20 rakes, shovels, and assorted yard tools in the crawl space of the house I'm rehabbing now.

Electrical Engineer.I can learn most programming platforms on my own in a week tops.Still hiring?

Think plumbing, electrical panels, HVAC, roof, etc.

This has been harder than scraping popcorn ceilings, running new electrical wires, or anything else I've had to do. 

Insurance companies are finding that they can tie 50%-60% of their electrical fires back to aluminum wiring and components. 

He showed up almost an hour late, did a very basic walk through not checking electrical, plumbing or really anything else. 

Is it the age of the house. the condition of plumbing/electrical?

What condition is the electrical in?

Just another angle if you haven't already done so.As a Electrical contractor (and some GC work) over the years I have gotten to the point of becoming extremely detailed in the work I do, doing so leaves very little margin for misunderstanding of work to be done and not to be done.Wish the best of luck with your situation.

If the utilities are on then that'd be a good time to check and make sure the plumbing and electrical convey.