Maybe they'll trash the place, but I can replace the carpet and get the whole place repainted if needed without touching cash flow.4.

He did repaint everything and did the flooring, and fix the roof.

Then another thin layer of insulation was installed and double 5/8" drywall with Green Glue between the sheets, repaint, etc.

I spent the past several weekends repainting and improving the interior of a rental with my family. 

To get this house rent ready, I will need to refinish floors, repaint many of the rooms, and update the electrical system from knob and tube, The largest unknown is an uneven floor upstairs from an addition but there are no indications that these problems are foundations or structural in nature.

I've got a painter repainting interior the week after. 

But, how many times do you think throughout that 5 year span will you be repainting units?

Completely re-paint interior of house including garage and ceilings runs approx $700 for labor.

And then the tenant moves out and it takes you 30 days to find a replacement tenant so you have no income for the month, and you need to repaint the interior costing another 2k.  

This is my 7th property but the first time we've done anything major like add a bathroom...is it reasonable to expect my contractor to re-paint wall that they messed up during the construction process or is that my responsibility?