If your painter doesn’t show up, that’s not an excuse—it’s your responsibility to bring in another painter, even if he costs more, or grab a brush yourself.

For example, maybe you’ve become an excellent painter.

It’s not that hard to line up a painter, sheetrock guy, plumber, etc.

I plan to prime the whole house and then have a painter come in and paint.

There are also devices for HVAC equipment to help eliminate smells (at least in FL there are), painters can add smells to new paint as well which can help, and then just do a thorough deep clean which it sounds like it will need regardless. 

You are getting ripped off by the painters.

This thing looks incredible, if anyine is in need of an honest dependable master painter in the city hit me up on the DM.

So I had a painter go there paint the wall and will also change the carpet.Now I’ve lowered the rent by $100.

I’d get a second quote from the painter.

Once that first-time discount is gone, one way to keep your margins healthy is to start building a solid team of subcontractors—plumbers, electricians, painters, etc.