Folks,It is possible to build a Passivhaus compliant home (energy consumption <=15kWh/m^2 per annum) using off the shelf materials with a marginal increase in construction costs (~10-15% ... less as the workforce becomes more skilled).Primary heating and cooling of such a home can be accomplished via the ERV/HRV system with a small auxiliary heating source (there's a house here that has a 1500w auxiliary coil to provide additional heat to the fresh air supply during the coldest part of winter ... that's essentially replacing your furnace with a hair dryer).Even a near-Passivhaus construction (or retrofit) can lower energy costs 70% or more in comparison to the conventional (or even R2000) house being built in Canada these days.  

Tough to do with a REO since th seller is Not at your closing, and you don't get seller excited doc.s and deed for a few days to a week or more.

Drop me a line if you want some recommendations.House under 100k is  really tough.

($325)http://store.car.org/car-standard-forms/car-standard-forms-by-topic/residential-lease-month-to-month-rental-agreement.htmland I found a draft copy herehttp://www.car.org/meetings/carmeetings/committee-materials-archive/2016win/977887/2016_Jan_Meetings_Drafts_Combined.pdfI will see if my realtor can get me a copy.

If he spent $1500 on materials I'd be surprised. 

hi everyone I recently purchased a home in Montclair and am going to pretty much renovate the entire house from paint, floor, cabinets, tops, doors, windows and landscape.Wanted to ask the Southern California bp comminuty and get your input as to where you guys shop for materials such as cabinets, countertops, paint, floor etc.Thanks!

Preston,Feel free to share a copy of your postcard here.Sounds like you're only offering your services and talking about me-Me-ME.I'm a big advocate on offering a free home seller's guide as a lead generation magnet on all of your marketing material. 

Start to build up a feel for what material costs are like to fix up a floor, redo siding, tile a bathroom.That's all I have off the top of my head, good luck and good hunting!

Competition is tough until you get past the mountains :)

(I am reading and studying as much material on the matter that I can find.)