Need cost efficient contractor to fix up Oakland investment condo

[Matt A.]

Any recommendations toward (or advice on how to find) a cost efficient general contractor to remodel/rehab/fix-up a 1 bedroom investment condo in Oakland, California (zip 94612)?

Since this condo is an investment, every $1 I invest into its remodel/rehab/fix-up must make it worth (way) more than a $1. I reached out to a handful of general contractors on Yelp and I did not get the sense they knew how to do work with this concept in mind; they seemed to specialize in remodels/rehabs/fix-ups where the owner will live in it indefinitely, in which case it would not really matter if each $1 spent made it worth over a $1 more.

The general contractor I'm looking for should also know cost efficient ways to make the condo look beautiful/luxurious, but hard for renters to damage. For instance, a marble countertop may look great, but it seems like marble is a somewhat delicate material a renter may easily damage without meaning to. I figure it is best to use a material for the countertop that looks like some sort of marble/natural-stone, yet is as damage proof as possible.

Thanks everyone!

[Michael Gessner]

@Matt A. No one, contractor handy man etc is going to watch out for your best interest in cost savings, especially right now when contractors are in high demand and hard to come by. Your best bet would be to find someone who has an eye for updating and current trends, work with them to decide on a plan and go buy your material, then go find someone to do the work.