Limited labor and resources : Unlike the catastrophic fires in Lahaina Hawaii there are significant resources in Los Angeles to contribute to recover, but quality contractors, tradesman, plumbers, electricians and laborers have long been in short supply.

We know supply is a big issue with low inventory across the whole country.

Your property manager should be supplying monthly reports and year end PnL reports that you give directly to your CPA. 

., $300 for paint and supplies) and add a fair hourly rate for labor.

This imbalance intensifies buyer competition, driving up home prices as demand outstrips supply.2.

I am the boots on the ground and provide all of the time and my partners supply the money.

Have you sent your material list to a supply house to be quoted, have you arrived at a quote with your subs?

.--- Another lawsuit resulted from owner's contractor taking down basement handrail to get supplies down the steps, then they didn't put it back and tenant fell down the stairs.- We also negotiate a reasonable completion date, depending on the Scope Of Work (SOW). --- Who gets all the phone calls and wastes time calming a tenant down because the owner's contractor doesn't show up as scheduled after they took time off from work or a 3 day job takes 3 weeks?

If you are priced well and the condition is great barring there is not a ton of supply, then you will sell quickly!  

It comes down to supply and demand.