Tinted paint essentially causes slight color variations from 5 gallon to 5 gallon.

a few gallons of water won't tell you anything useful.

May 16, 2015       Sat  19 days after we closed$ 150----------Gutters cleaned   250---------Dumpster----- 2,200--------6 Trees cut down1,000---------Rail Road Ties for back Retaining wall for Drainage Problem1,000---------Drainage Man"s Labor   (He will be there in next few days)1,000---------Electrician      (almost finished)   500---------Electrical Fixtures2,000---------Painting             (after the Dry wall/ceilings are finished)     60---------Gallon of Cat deoderant____________________________________$8,160_______Total   We are doing the Plumbing today and meeting the electrician and finishing up the electrical.  

A barrel is 42 gallons.

Pick a nice neutral paint and buy it in 5 gallon buckets for all of the rentals to share, etc.Plus, your tenants are going to be buying your house for you, you'll have the tax advantages of depreciation and interest, etc. 

Filled in each hole with about five 5 gallon buckets.

Josh this is a tough oneFirst of all if this was an "above board " contractor meaning he is operating a business legally with Calif St Contractor License, a bond,and liabilty insurance has a commercial vehicle on the road with insurances  theres no way he a charge $50 an hour  in S Calif and make a profit.I am much higher than this guy.In fact any legimate service business in S Calif be it electrician,HVAC,finish carpenter and or plumber is at 200 to 225.00 per hour.You cant charge what grandpa did back in the day.Gasoline is $5.00 a gallon for God sakes.thats cold turkey,,,I would go to a reliable plumbing supply house like Hirsch Pipe and Supply and ask for a couple refferals on good plumbing contractors who buy lots of material and pay their bills on time.Also ask about their "attitude" and if they are "easy to get along with".This will tell you clearly that they are legit and easy to work with.You dont need to- run "an adult day care center" on a job site.They are plenty of good contractors out there that have their "big boy pants on" know what they are doing and get get a job done in and out fast without pissing of the other trades on a job.Having said that ,most competant firms will insist on providing their own material as they now what they like and maker a small profit on its mark up.Hope that helpsDD\

If I want to sell that gallon of gas today, I'll set my price.

Imagine a city water main outside your house breaks and thousands of gallons of water flood your house.

but for sure during your due diligence you could reasonably ascertain what the extent of the clean up would be.. we are not talking about a 30k gallon gas tank or some Mill site ..