Probably not, but by the same token, he knew that his original appraised value was probably lower than it should have been, and he was just attempting to come in around the contract price as opposed to much above it.Appraisal is just as much an art as a science, and appraisers get pressure from all sides to do the right thing...which unfortunately often results in them not doing the right thing unintentionally.They've got a tough job these days...You are confusing me here, if you are going to drop the price anyway what is the use of appealing?

Construction is not an exact science and is not as easy as most people think.

Modern gas stoves and fireplace inserts are sealed (airtight) with respect to the living space (room) and vent their combustion air from outside - typically a separate pipe through the side of the building or a centre pipe within the exhaust flue (either through the side of the building or as a sleeve in an existing chimney.The cheapest way to stop air and heat from being drawn up your chimney is to decommission your fireplace; stuff insulation in the top of the firebox against the closed damper; then tape a sheet of 6mil poly (vapour barrier) under the insulation being certain to create a seal with the sides of the firebox all the way around the perimeter of the barrier.Since you still want to use your fireplace periodically, but do not wish to incur the expense of installing an airtight insert, you could still attempt to plug the top of the firebox when you are not using the fireplace.  

And then there’s East Star, where you can get modern finishes and decent standard cabinets for $2-5000. 

I'm not totally familiar with the area, but it seems that those who want chic and modern would gravitate toward the Coal Harbour side and that those who want to live in English Bay would be looking more for rustic and traditional.

The cost wast to great to replace and bring them up to modern code.  

Since finding these resources the idea of starting investing sooner has me really excited.A little about me, I've been trying to nail down what I want to do for a 9-5, I started school in Architecture, switched to Civil Engineering, then Construction Management/Architectural Engineering, and then Computer Science/Programming.

Anything to make their job easier and faster.This one should rent for 1.2% of purchase price plus rehab.For both properties we are getting all new appliances to modernize them and reduce chance of repairs.So that's it, we now need to finish the work in the next week and get them rented out.

Kept the exterior true to the history but did high end, modern finishes inside.  

I prefer oil (modern equivalent is called alkyd) on cabinets.