If you have to pay more than $20, they may not be scamming you, but you can get the same education or information easier.Things that we spend most of our time and/or money on: plumbing issues (toilets and tubs), repainting, mowing and general yardwork, flooring (we lay Pergo type material whenever we have the time, cheaper over the long run), heavy cleaning, resetting cadet heaters, and appliance repairs.Study up!

Having a trashed house at the end of a lease and zero documentation can easily leave you on the hook for $10K for just new floors and a repaint.  

During this time I installed brand new laminate flooring in the living room and kitchen, painted the kitchen cabinets, and installed brand new tile-look flooring in the bathroom, repainted a bedroom, installed new baseboards, and a number of miscellaneous items (pictures below).

I am currently looking for a painter because my HOA is making me repaint the garage door, so I will keep you posted on that. 

I have redone the floors, repainted, and added a door to the basement to create an additional bedroom.

Performed a more thorough rehab, remodelling all bathrooms (3), replacing carpet and flooring and fully repainted. 

(Repainting May Be required every time someone moves out).

I.e don’t vaguely say “repaint kitchen” if you don’t want a 1-coat primer/paint product.

Replaced every window in unit with hurricane impact windows, repainted. replaced light fixtures, replaced water heater.

The unit is very large, was just partially renovated and repainted before they saw it.