I had a tenant who insisted on smoking blunts in his bedroom, the deposit was more than the cost of repainting the room so he covered the cost of new paint for the next tenant.

There were other concerning items like a hardwired smoke alarm taken down, the new fridge handle that I had purchased ($60) was not on the fridge, and there was fallen paint and a large water stain on the kitchen ceiling (2 baths and wash/dryer above that area).

If there was ever a guy who has absolutely no idea about rehabs and fixing houses its me but i had to deal with pesky squirrels and flashed my roof and started with small changes like painting kitchen cabinets to white and painting the hardware and man just that made a difference.I am debt free, no car payment and analyzing deals everyday.

I would like some assistance from a professional, or someone who knows what they are doing to help guide me in making sure the unit flows nicely for a vacation unit.Would need help picking paint color, furniture, linens, etc...Please call or email to discuss further.

They paint a glamorous picture to get you to sign with them.

But I had to go behind and redo some of the grout, retouch some painting, tighten some plumbing.

I have had some painting work done for my rental which I want to claim as a maintenance expense.

You can not like the color of the paint and back out on that clause.

You hire a work crew to clean, paint and repair the 4 units. 

This is essentially just paint at 1k per unit. i would want more than that but your inspection would tell you all you needed to know-in a 16 unit, they would be (should be) on separate electric meters, which would be billed to the tenants, not you.