I do understand completely what you're saying but he's only $2k cheaper than the other two quotes so not a huge amount and all the electricians I've contacted have come from trusted referrals from people I'm personally close with who also own properties so I can trust the work.

This thread got me interested in doing some research on google and alibaba.vinyl plank flooring looks to be cheap enough even on small orders of 100 sq metersConsidering that any decent flooring sold at Lowes is $2/sqft, which is $22/sqmEven at the high end, $5 per sq meter is still cheaper than $22 / sq meter.Thank you china! 

So it can be cheaper maybe.

The thought so far is to acquire cheaper properties in states other than mine using a rental loan which can be upto 75 percent LTV and starting out that way.

Now, usually once you start budget and start saving, you automatically can pay off your things quickly and once you figure out how to rent a place cheaper(house hacking), your cash pile will get bigger even quicklier.

I would suggest grabbing some of the books on this site (not necessarily from this site, as amazon has them a little cheaper) and read them, along with listening/watching the podcast.

Downgrade housing, get a cheaper car, skip eating out for lunch/dinner.

Cheaper laminate floors have a thin covering and swell if water is left on them.

Dryers aren't expensive, may be cheaper to replace it than to have it repaired if you can't do it yourself.The door should be fixed.

I'm sure there are people getting MF off-market deals for cheaper, but that goes for the SFR too.