If I had to hire painters and it didn't fall into "normal wear and tear", I would charge them for that, too.What suggestion can you offer for the future?

Do the painters have to be in?

This was a NIGHTMARE!!! RUN AWAY! Details: my realtor did this guy Javier a favor by brining him on the job to paint the place (Beyond Dwellings LLC with apparently WITH ZERO TO NO EXPERIENCE). Right at the start he s...

The woman who heads the building office, don't remember her name, told me that you can get a specialty business license (painter, brick layer etc) and that will allow you to pull your own permit. 

Can I charge the tenant what a professional painter bid on the job?

., to make our deadline we had to hire painters to do walls, doors, and white cabinets; It cost $1500 for labor (i bought the paint) after we had already done the zinsser bin primer for smoke damage and painted all the trim.

My painter recommended it.

Not only did he introduce me to another solid guy in the trade but that guy had a father who was a carpenter/painter (retired).

Now what most of us need is a sub-contractor, handyman, painter, or what I like to call maintenance man or generalist.

A realtor/Investor I was talking to recommended a plumber, who recommended a painter and an AC guy, etc.