As I am preparing to close on this 3rd property, I want to work on assembling a strong team of vendors from a strong handyman to a reputable GC and everything in between.The first 2 projects were done with me as the primary source of labor but 2 shoulder surgeries in the last 5 months has taken hammer out of my hands.

Credit report is still analyzed for red flags: if they've got collection for $60 from pizza (true story) it's much worse than if they filed bankruptcy after getting medical bill after a surgery. 

REI is not the same as doing brain surgery where tenure is of utmost importance.I certainly wouldn't want someone with less than a year's experience to be doing heart surgery as opposed to a veteran with several years of practice.This correlation is not the same for REI.

Each tenant is assigned pails for regular garbage, paper, and plastics for recycling.

Maintenance is not the same for a MH as it is for a stick built home. 1/4 inch PVC water lines that will freeze, plastic bathtubs crack, electrical lines run through the walls without staples, well, there is nothing to staple them to!

We live in SC, but he spent weeks at Duke Medical Center and then Vanderbilt for evaluations of a possible life-saving surgery (didn’t pan out).

I rarely use the actual stakes as I tend to put them on concrete or inside, but they attract a lot of ants and unlike the Terro liquid that goes on cardboard, it doesn't dry out nearly as quickly as the stake stations (I also add liquid Terro to the tops and four corners of the stake stations to attract more ants).The plastic bait stations are also decent but if they're on even a slight decline they empty out all over the ground.  

I work full time as a sales manager in the plastics industry.

Becca, Check and see if it is a plastic system and if it is they are the best.Joe Gore

@Krista Mcknight I purchased 12x18 yellow blank plastic signs from dirtcheapsigns.com.