He starts telling me how you have to remove trim to paint walls, and he'd need to rent a bobcat to fix the yard, which would cost me 1k plus 35 bucks an hour for his time, and even then he wasn't interested.  

This is for a 1,200 SF ranch with 500 SF finished basement.New 2.5 ton AC unit & coil - $2750 Replumb entire house (1.75 baths) - supplies, wastes, & vents (excl. fixtures) - $5300Rewire entire house & garage to code - new panel, service ok (excl. fixtures) - $5300Paint interior 3 colors (walls, ceilings, trim), incl. removing some wall paper, most surfaces required 3 coats, incl. paint utility basement walls & floor - $4650I'm in a medium-sized midwestern city with average material & labor prices.

I even find severe urine can be in the walls, from both peeing/spraying on lower walls and trims and I think (not sure exact science) it even permeates surfaces of sheet goods (like sheetrock, paneling etc).

Hello BP family, I am looking to make an offer on the following property:Condominium 2 bedrooms2 bath1,204 sq ft patio with storage, near pool, wood floors, washer/dryer, fridge includedseller wants $1,850 per month and wants to sell for $335,000I checked the comps using Zillow and it looks like a comparable unit that is a 2/2 that has all upgrades and is asking 313k, the owner said this unit just sold for 310kall the upgrades: dark wood floors throughout, granite counters, stainless steel appliances, recessed lighting, pedestal lighting, upgraded trim, counter back splash, new cabinets and fixtures, floating shelves and a new HVAC unit.Whereas the unit I want to make an offer on has none of these things, but does have a larger square footage (1,204 sf compared to 952 sf).

The ceilings, trim, door frames, tile, light fixtures, light plates, etc.

We also put in a couple of new doors & upgraded all the trim & baseboards.

Yellow building, brown trim.

Finally, it was going to create an additional cost because the shoe molding/trim would need to be redone because the concrete is lower than the existing carpet.

There is often damage below roof valleys.Damage at trim (usually from failed sealant).Damage from miss directed from sprinklers (years of direct spray can affect many exterior wall coverings).  

I have only found one that was a great craftsman and just in general a good person and he happened to be one of my trim carpenters.