Amid surging demand for apartments, the US rental market is contending with the largest supply of new units in four decades.

Just clearly state that you supply a starter supply of listed items and you should be fine.

How can a person/company do the following in 5 hours.Drive to the property.Inspect the property.Create scope of work.Send scope of work to owner for approval.Get approval for scope of work.Drive to store / supply house #1 for materials.Shop for and purchase materials at sore / supply house #1. 

Make the place nicer or lower the price to get bargain shoppers. 

If you supply the machines, I recommend increasing rent $100 or so to compensate for the purchase and maintenance. 

I will be living in the guest house, while renting out the main.Both units are without washer and dryer units, my question is, do I supply them in the main house; or let potential tenants figure that one out?

Some people are sending supplies (clothes, other needed items like school supplies, food for humans and pets, etc). 

I was thinking he supplies the down payment and acts as a silent partner.

Provide the supplies.

He claimed if he didn't get the money he could not buy supplies to complete the job, which would be done in a week(I knew this wasn't true).