While looking at our options, acoustical ceiling tile adhesive came up, which sounds like a perfect solution... if it works.

This will help you get a better idea of what tile, hardwood, carpet, plumbing fixtures and light fixtures costs for your rehabs.#3 Contact Local Contractors for Labor Pricing / Hire a GC to ConsultCall local Subcontractors and get budget pricing for common repairs on your typical rehab project.For example, call a roofer and ask what their average cost per Square of Architectural Asphalt Shingle Roofing would be on a 1,500 sf house, with a 6/12 pitch.Note: Some contractors will be reluctant to share pricing without seeing the property, but tell them you are just looking for a rough budget number you can use on future projects.You can also pay a General Contractor a consulting fee of a couple of hundred dollars (per house) to walkthrough a few properties with you and provide a detailed estimate of prices that you can use as your 'menu for future projects.#4 Compile Your Prices into a Spreadsheet or Estimating SoftwareOnce you start to get a better understanding of Labor and Material costs you will want to store this data into a spreadsheet or software that you can use to help you streamline the estimating process.The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs comes with a spreadsheet that you can use to help you populate your own database of labor pricing and material pricing.

I am buying most of the material, save the tile trim and window film. 

To do it right you have to dig around foundation , tar , plastic , drain tile and stone , connected to the inside sump pump .

Maybe have him take on some of the scope of work in the rental while paying subs to do the tedious tasks (Painting, tiling, flooring, etc.).

The rehabbing we're doing right now has quite a few things that are in great shape  and we'd like to save for future use like toilets, heavy wood front doors, some appliances, shed full of tiles, etc.

I have a really great tile guy in Norfolk if you need any help with flooring.  

They can gut them and put in marble top sinks and fancy tiles in the bath and new floors, but, I would not spend $200,000 plus to have neighbors like they have.

For instance, I know that a full gut and remodel including new toilet, new vanity, mirror, sink, glass door enclosure, stone/tile on shower walls, etc will run me $3000 per bathroom.

As far as her design, she did pick out colors and tile and all that, but we all chipped in.