A good Design-Build Contractor will provide 3-D designing services at a nominal cost that saves, in the long run, substantial costs, time and heart burns associated with undesirable results.  

When he moved, i was left with bare tree trunks and 1/3 acre of red mud .

Subterainians leave the telltale mud tunnels.

Well the roofer hired put the paper on ( to dry it in)  from top to bottom instead of bottom to top.Yes it did rain and flooded out the new sheetrock , tape, and  mud!!

Depending on your location, you would probably be looking at the following for 10,000sf and 13 units:- Sheetrock, Tape, Mud: $25K- Paint on Fresh Sheetrock: $25K- Cabinets/Countertops: $25K- New Plumbing: $25K- New HVAC: $25K- Appliances: $25K- Bathroom Tubs/Vanities/Mirrors/Toilets: $25K- New Electrical: $20K- Cheap Flooring (Carpet + Vinyl): $15K- Exterior/Interior Doors: $5K- Windows: $5K- Electrical Fixtures: $5K- Plumbing Fixtures: $5K- Water Heating: $5K- Trim: Door Knobs, Outlets, Switches, etc: $5K- Permits, Dumpsters: $5KThen, add on the 10-20% overhead of having a GC manage it all, and you can see that it's easily on the order of $275K, or about $27/sf.This is for low-end interior gut rehab, and doesn't include exterior rehab, and doesn't include any of the higher- level of finishings you would want to use in a house that you would be retailing.Add those things in, and it's easily $30-40/sf, which is the number that I generally use in my area.

I’m looking for things such as blogs, books, Youtube channels, etc.I know a few basic things such as painting, drywalling, and mudding, but I would like to learn a lot more.

I had no negative thoughts about HW until the owner chimed in with an over reaction.Why did Holton Wise immediately jump into a mud fight implying some legal wrong doing?

The matching of the drywall texture can sometimes be a hard task to do depending on the person doing the mud and texture. 

Many Mint Hill neighborhoods are on high alert because of the sex house in town (Farmwood) that neighbors fear will bring people that are undesirable to family values into their neighborhood. 

Don't throw mud against the wall hoping for a hit.