At least in the interim, I believe nuclear power will play a bigger role in supplying our nation's energy.

As nice as it may look, most buyers won't pay you the difference for a custom light fixture, vs something that you bought at Home Depot.Whatever you do, establish good relationships with local vendors that can maintain good inventory.

So be prepared for that phase too and don't blow all of your resources (time, money, energy) before this step. 

Not to mention they use hardly any energy to run and don't produce heat.

I use eRentpayment.com as well.Their customer service is very good, I had a tenant signup but didn't complete payment.

I too would be surprised that a bank would risk converting a paying customer into one facing a forced sale and possible foreclosure. 

"You can make 'a sale', or you can make 'a customer'.

He is now buying clean energy at a lower, fixed rate.

I continue to call the general customer service line, but the person that picked up the call was so useless.

Un-permitted garage conversions are another one (this comes down to local custom).Maybe you are not reading the appraisal the right way.