Obviously a skim chance, but any relation? 

@William Hochstedler   William any anti skimming or pre foreclosure laws in Utah... ours are quite stringent in Or and WA.. if its a primary resi..  

Guys this can be interrupted as Equity Skimming!  

Hello All,I have been interested in investing in real estate for a few years but never pursued it as I am today. Since committing to this goal of becoming a successful real estate investor, I have found several helpfu...

I decided I can't work with him with future projects but firing him now will only cost me more time, looking for someone to finish, and money because of course the next guy will try to milk the situationWhat would y'all do?

You can skim coat  the paneling with drywall mud to get rid of the groves .

Do I milk this property further for income to save up cash?

If you do not want (Age/Sex/Race/Religion/Familial status/sexual orientation) living in your rental unit, you may want to reconsider if you want to be a landlord or have a PM who manages it for you.Just my suggestions.I wonder if anyone read the whole story or just skim the topic.Michael is NOT discriminating - in this particular case - because he lives next door to the tenant.

Another option for the ceiling is drywall over it or skim coat it.... if it's those square cardboard looking tiles then just sheet rock over it with 1/4 inch drywall.

If you perform the repair personally, you have to be reasonable in charging fair market rate. eg. if it takes 1 hr of your labor for some handyman's work, $20-30/hr is reasonable, even you're probably paid much more in your own line of work.My suggestion is to first fire the PM who obviously wanted to skim some profit by inflating the repair cost while exposing you to lawsuits (remember you're in CA - a blue state and San Jose - a city with rent control).