I really like the positive energy u guys are bringing and the different ways to deal with things.

Make sure everything is safe and up to code (electrical, smoke and carbon dioxide detectors, etc.).

I am wondering if there are any websites the BP community uses that give accurate numbers such as;Average rent for your areaAverage PMI for your areaAverage electricity billAverage water, sewer, and garbageand so on....I have used a few websites that seem to give me accurate numbers but I would like to know if there are any better sites out there.  

Project scope: landscaping, new fence, new plumbing (from the main and in the house), new electrical, converted from oil to gas, new HVAC, water heater, reconfigured upstairs to include 2 BRs and a real full bath, gutted kitchen, new bathroom on 1st floor, refinished HW floor, new roof and gutters, repair fascia, soffits, siding, painting, concrete work on sidewalk and driveway, new basement windows, new door and windows on detached garage.

He "dropped the ball" on getting the electric called in and now because of the storm it could be many more weeks before we get power to the house.

i am looking at a house that needs some major work from the basement up.. total rehab new drywall and paint and carpet/tile and a new kitchen.. also needs electrical and furnace work as well... probably looking at least 25-30k in work.

Less so in DC proper, more so in the suburbs.Energy costs in this regional are pretty moderate, so for most people the aesthetics of a house are more important than the small energy savings.On a typical median priced home in Montgomery or Fairfax County you would see about a $20k drop in value by adding panels.

It could also be part of some of the new energy codes but I don't have those yet.

No, no, no...I see these all the time in properties...houses and foundations move and shift over time...in my area, for example, all of our floors are sloped because of settling and foundation movement...no big deal...have a contractor look at them if it really bothers but I would say look at the HVAC/electrical/plumbing/sewage in the basement (I've had that in one of my properties)/those type of critical issues...those are way more important than cracks in the wall...just my opinion BTW!

There is a lot of frenetic energy at these auctions.