Scrambling to find backup painters.

For instance, commonly I have holes in the wall, but in some cases, large holes, so I hire a painter who'll paint and for a little more, including fixing the holes. 

I like taking run down homes and making them into nice livable houses and putting painters... plumbers and agents etc... to work and still making some money for me at the end of the day...more satisfaction than the stock market...

A painter's scraper by Hyde or Werner or Red Devil, something quality, not cheap.

Preacher -Painter-plumber-physician- policeman and so on.

If the house is already painted but they don't like the color, tell them that you will have a professional painter paint the room the color of choice, at their expense.

Good time to enter, but first make your multiple connections with plumbers, electricians, painters, pool guys etc... now.

I should have just spent more money and hire painters to get it done in a couple weeks.

If the guy/gal is a real painter and not just someone with a rag and a roller it is in the ball park.

Drive your rentals neighborhood and look for cuts in the driveways as many main water valves are in the garage and you can see the cuts (the most expensive repairs, pry $6k to the plumber and then the drywall and painters.