This week we have removed all trim, paneling, carpet, pad, old wood flooring, and are working on removing the blue tile from two bathrooms.

NO EXCEPTIONS.The house has a very high efficiencey A/C, extra attic insulation and solar reflecting screens on the windows to keep YOUR utility bills lower than the neighborhood average!

That's not real expensive and I've done some of them myself.I've seen older places that the service panel was sufficient but it's probably not, probably from $900-$2K to fix that.Older houses don't have nearly enough outlets per foot of wall space, again it's not difficult but if the electrian is there he can do those too.

For our primary residence we have a sideboard that is exquisite, with solid wood and glass panelling that was similar pricing. 

If you're looking to do the wood-like individual panels (rather than rolled laminate), I paid about $1.50/ft for installation, but that included prepping underneath and thick pad/underlayment/whatever - AND in the Bay Area, CA.

He put in new furnaces, HW tanks & electrical panels leaving the old equipment in the basement.

People like myself and Dick Ernst were also speaking and there were panel discussions led by one of our Washington DC attorneys.

I have to restrain myself on my investments from busting our with coffered ceilings , fancy stairs, and elaborate paneling schemes.

Hi Ben, I've lived in Toledo all my life...can't say it's anything unusual that makes jobs and renters, we have strong manufacturing with obvious ties to the automotive industry (Dana corp- parts supplier, Jeep- manufacturer, Owens Corning- insulation/bldg materials, Anderson's- agriculture/fertilizer, First Solar) Like any area we have some $250k and up neighborhoods with little crime and great schools...and some seedier areas where you will read about gang shootings about once a week.

I personally never mess with electrical panels, roofs, heating and cooling or major plumbing.