@Levi Painter read the below link (also on my blog).

And with the market being as competitive as it is where I'm located, it's becoming quite more difficult now.I've always been the entrepreneurial type; I've ran a painting franchise (College Pro Painters), my own smaller remodeling business, a lawn mowing franchise, student rentals, etc. etc.

.- Harrison Painter

I am currently employed as a Residential and Commercial Painter.

So, a cleaning crew ($180), painter ($300), carpet cleaner ($145), and misc stuff I dealt with myself ($100).

I would go over it with my painter- some gigs they appreciated not having to protect the floors, then return visit after floors and trim was in to just do the missing trim.  

Brandon this is about a 7-8 mos. project for us - to flip the entire building over and renovate it and get it back online with new tenant pool of occupants - I renovate as many as I can simultaneously, just set it up like a conveyer belt and move through them in sequence:*Demo team - remove all old fixtures, flooring etc, cut out all tile in whole sheets - then they set the new cement board and get the drywall hung and taped, set the new plumbing rough-in valve*Flooring and Tile team follow - get that installed with the new shoe mold on the perimeter*Painting team follows*Finish team returns for all fixture and finish install - *Painters complete touch-ups if needed *Cleaning team - BOOM!

For example, a GC may have painters that are with them all the time and give the GC a premium rate.  

As far as holes in the walls, it is unfortunate that some tenants use large nails to hang pictures and they make other holes in the walls for who knows why, but repairing even large holes 12" x 12" inches won't bust your piggy bank because we freshen every unit when a tenant moves with a coat of paint and if you are using a painter worth his weight in salt then he should be able to patch a few very large holes within 1 or 2 hours and the cost for materials should be no less than $30 to not one penny more than $50.You will just waste your time and aggravate yourself by feeling your are a victim and you have been violated.

I am a general contractor/handyman and interior painter so I have the liberty to schedule my schedule as I please.