Tell him his work is not acceptable to you, that he will have to re-do them or you will go dor his contractor's bond.

Quote from @Gil Ben Dor: Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of your screen and you can search for other MEMBERS or LOCAL MEETUPS.

As others have mentioned, this is why location is the #1 rule of real estate...you can do a million things to improve a property, but you can't do much to improve a neighborhood.Misery loves company, and it might make you feel a bit better to know that this type of scenario is somewhat common--so here's a recent thread of another investor experiencing similar problems (I'd suggest reading, since there are some solid recommendations):  https://www.biggerpockets.com/...Investors (esp. inexperienced investors) are often lured into buying properties in  D & F neighborhoods because on paper, these properties have the best cashflow (and new investors are often most focused on cashflow)...but, of course, the hassle of owning in a D or F neighborhood is often not worth any amount of cashflow.

Others go into the city where they deal primarily with "C", "D", or "F" neighborhoods.

@Randy Smith additionally, I'd say location is arguably THE biggest factor in how one should rate the property...you did describe the location of A's a bit, but--since it's so fundamental--I think it should be something investors understand inside & out.The grade of the location can often completely overshadow the grade of the property.Seemingly every few days, I see an inexperienced investor on the forums who bought an OOS "turnkey" property that has become a nightmare (non-paying tenants, vacancy, non-responsive PMs, etc.)...the property itself looks like an A in the photos, but--surprise, surprise--the neighborhood is a D (or lower). 

I'm not sure Mike, but I suspect Assessors use the sale price reported to the DOR to determine FMV for assessment purposes.

North and East of campus are class D or worse neighborhoods, and you'll have trouble trying to find students, let alone anyone, live there. 

The WI tax law is not very clear as the DOR says:Sales tax is imposed on retailers who make taxable retail sales, licenses, leases, or rentals of the following products in Wisconsin (unless an exemption applies):*Tangible personal property *Leased tangible personal property affixed to real property, if the lessor has the right to remove the leased property upon breach or termination of the lease agreement.

@John Woodrich I don't think you can just get on Google or MLS and immediately deduce that just because houses are cheap that mine must be in D minus neighborhoods I don't own any homes that are D or F neighborhoods if anything they are C plus B minus type.

For OOS investors, stay away from D or F areas.