scratch it out and fill with a very flexible caulk  - not a painters caulk. it is not wide and looks like a normal settling crack. as far as the fireplace, check where the roof meets the chimney, it may need to be re-flashed and tared also seal where the siding meets the chimney, it does not look like any signs of mildew and can be painted over with some kilz or any primer that will cover stains

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.

If a tenant offers to paint a rental unit for there security deposit, and they say they are good painters.

I just had my painter look at my floors that I am going to repaint and he said oil based is a must on the floor, it'll last a lot longer.

I was always hoping for the right buyer, who'd love what I've done, instead of the one that tells me: It has potential, as long as I change everything.I know what it's like to be emotionally attached to a house, so, I'm not telling you to always keep emotion out .But look at it like a painter: Once you're done with a picture, you need to take it off the easel, so that you can start creating a new master piece.

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

., Home Builders, Handymen, and Real Estate Investors, for instance.Our new Greater Pittsburgh area franchise will initially service Allegheny County, and within the next few months, will also service portions of the counties of Beaver, Butler, Armstrong, and Westmoreland. 

It was a nonprofit selling it and I actually walked around with the painter pointing at things I wanted him to paint.We got it closed though.

Beaver, Westmoreland, Butler, and Washington. 

An hourly rate for a painter actually seems to run much closer to $30 / hour than $20 and then you have the extra costs for worker's comp, taxes, SSI tax, any benefits including mandatory health insurance, and unemployment insurance.