You should know who you can trust to do the project on budget and according to schedules and understand the processes needed to accomplish these two very important items.My contractor took too long, My contractor over charged me, My contractor did not put in the finishes I wanted.

I don’t like to overcharge her but I really want it removed and have no idea the cost to hire someone.

A trashed rental resembles a rehab and has potential for over charge in repairs just as a rehab managed could get out of hand.

When you do hire a PM, do you provide them with a list of contractors/handymen you typically like to use so you avoid getting overcharged by the PM for basic fixes and repairs? 

Well, it's hard to say you are overcharged one way or the other.

I stay away from litigation attorneys doing transactional work as they can't usually get out of (court mode) and over blow every little minutia into something bigger than it has to be.Seasoned transactional attorneys know the goal is to get to closing but also protect their clients.In a lawyer firm the main attorney might be 300 to 400 an hour, junior attorney they give some items to handle 200 to 250, paralegal 100 to 150.The good attorneys are fair with fees and understand repeat business and recommendations will get them much further than overcharging clients and getting a bad rep in the community. 

We gutted a unit and hired an electrician to install new can lights, rerun all the electrical in the kitchen, install a larger breaker box, etc.  The company is run by the owner and he has 4 electricians work for him,...

*Hiring an expensive contractor who overcharged for everything, did an OK job, but left a few things unfinished and has refused to fix a few mistakes his crew made.

Over charging for services or being lazy when finding cheap solutions is a constant problem.

Overcharging, and often actively defrauding you month 4 and on.