In other words, if you need a good drywall installer, call some local painters and ask them who they like to follow on a project.

So I am rehabbing some of my units in my apartment building.I am using 5 gallon off white for cost flat to get them painted using a sprayer.The painter mentioned that for the bathroom and the kitchen to use a semi-gloss.The reason being in the bathroom the semi-gloss instead of the flat paint won't absorb moisture into the wall.With the kitchen the walls would be easier to clean for grease etc.I guess it made sense to me since I remember from my cars if the paint was flat anything that stuck was really hard to get off but if you had the gloss coating nothing got in and was easy to get off.I can still get semi-gloss 5 gallon for cheap.Just getting input form the paint experts.He is starting tomorrow.I am getting a smoking deal at 70 bucks labor per unit to paint 1,200 sq ft.He doesn't have any work right now and needs the money and is a professional contractor painter.He says he can clear one a day.

I did try a painter off of Craig's List.

My painter says it's almost as good as SW 200.

I am also being asked to find contractors, kitchen/bath designers, painters, etc so they are really letting me run with the project, although needless to say I am nervous doing this type of consulting since it is not my money being invested.  

I can't speak for all of those repairs, but my painter charges $1.25/sqft almost regardless of the job.  

Depends on the painter.

SACRAMENTO —The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) is alerting California consumers who are considering hiring a painter, landscaper – or any other type of construction contractor – that it is illegal to ask for or accept a down payment of more than 10 percent of the total home improvement contract price or $1,000, whichever is less.

Paint jobs done by a good painter will cost close to the same amount as a vinyl siding job and last about a third as long in my climate.If the values are higher than average houses that age and most houses are painted or updated with Hardy plank, then vinyl can be a negative.  

Just replace the knobs every 10 years.P.S. to Amy Beth's point of the paint chipping: Get a painter to give you a quote or walkthrough and ask what kind of paint he thinks is on the cabinets.