Rehabbing a Rental Unit in LA/Long Beach- Contractor question

[Jennifer Stein]

Hello All- Thank you all in advance for looking at this email. I had a general question for the group re: rehabbing a rental unit in Los Angeles/Long Beach area.  I am currently looking into renovating a rental unit in Long Beach.  Does anyone have a licensed contractor they would recommend that is reasonably priced? I had to pull a permit on a kitchen remodel (like for like), but now I think I have to go the licensed contractor route?  But that's $$$$....(Kitchen remodel quote was $45K and bathroom was $17K...crazy priced for a rental)...Looking for any reco for reasonable licensed contractor rates?  Thanks so much in advance!