@Levi Painter I would suggest listening to some of the BiggerPockets podcasts on student housing.

If I have a tenant who truly is a plumber/painter/whatever, I hire him as one and pay him as one...completely separate from our rental contract.

yes i'm sure, it was just painting and they did that 2 weeks after fire and still no cabinets and only the three is need of replacing i have 10 cabinets  only the two over the stove and the  edge of the cabinet to the left was damaged, and from what the painter told me is that her insurance isn't covering that, i don't believe he was suppose to say anything but i had asked when they were going to be put in and that was his response. 

The pro painters might not recommend this for appearance, but it is MUCH MORE durable than flat paint.

Once you determine the correct amount to pay, tell him you will pay him in installments (three or four) since that's what you would have worked out with another painter.

I don't want him to paint it himself because i'm afraid that he'll make a mess. but a professional painter is going to cost a lot more...

And when we painted the 2-story 26 unit building I managed, the painters sprayed the paint, so the tenants were required to keep their windows closed and they were not happy about it.  

When I built my home, the painters told me they would come back one week after I moved in to touch up anything we noticed.

A painter recently painted her friend's house, a guy recommended by a realtor, and he wasn't licensed, and the guy asked them to please not submit their receipts for taxes because he could get in trouble.  

You are a contractor .Well I have some news for you , I have to hire a painter to re paint , a lawn service to mow , and a handyman to replace the screens , and thats just what I see .