there is a difference in negativity and reality.. that's all I am pointing out.. full blown rehab construction is fraught with Risk.. we deal with it every day.. even new builds guys make boo boo's  I walked in one of our new builds same floor plan we had built numerous times and the window is too low won't pass inspection.. cut it out.. cut out siding replace replace siding patch the dry wall re paint.. etc etc.The other major thing is that rehab contractors are not new build subs.. your subbing each trade out .. your rehab contractor is usually a different breed and one that can actually run a whole job for you is usually doing work for owner occs and  charging for it.. what YOU need to pay to make a profit brings you down to the guys and gals that need utmost supervision..  

We painted the exterior, shutters and doors, repainted the inside, replaced the bathroom, put hardware on the kitchen cabinet doors, replaced the flooring in the kitchen and bath and cleaned the carpet.

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

you fix the place up and rerent ASAP to mitigate damages. any damages are paid from security deposit and a statement as such is mailed out in compliance with your local regulations. then, if your new tenant does not come in until april, you bill old tenant for any days unit was vacant. assuming they paid march rent on time, if you rerent in march, you have to refund any days not vacant. you cannot collect double rent. in the meantime, tell tenant now that you understand his problems and want to do everything possible to keep it from negatively effecting him, however, he has signed a legally binding lease, and if he does not pay april rent, you will file for eviction, which will stay on his record for 7 years. his best option is to help you get a new tenant in there before april 1...no harm no foul. his next steps need to be cooperating with you so you can get handymen in there to assess damage and plan for turnover. tenant can also make sure everything is as clean as possible, as soon as possible. in no way shape or form should you let tenant repaint or even consider repairing anything. that should only be done by your people. honestly, he is only leaving one month early, and leaving mid month gives you more time to rehab and get somebody in there by april 1. if he left last day of april, you would most likely experience a one month vacancy. this may be a blessing in disguise, so use it to get someone in for april 1.

When I moved back into the house in the spring of 2017, we replaced the floors throughout the upstairs unit and repainted the interior of the house.

Is this as simple as (1) install gutters, (2) install french drain, (3) use killz and repaint? 

I could go on for pages on detail of all the things the contractor did during the remodel (bleaching concrete floors etc and what we tried once the remodel was complete, repainting walls with oil based kills, sealing tile grout on brand new floors, hi powered ozoneators for weeks. 

Additional fee for converting stain grade trim to white 800 Paint all interior of home which includes all ceilings, trim, doors, walls 3145 Install doorstops throughout home 36 Replace lightbulbs as needed 60 replace outlet covers as needed 60 clear all drains to flow properly 40 Final Clean 300 Fee for trash out of rehab process 100 Go throughout home and vacuum and clean out debris, bugs, trash on window seal trap between storm window and house window 100 Two Cars to be Towed TBD Dumpter Cost Funded Separately Initial Yard Cut Funded Separately Kitchen Heavy Degrease interior and exterior of cabinets 50 replace damaged face and missing face on two drawers 140 rebuild base floors in 3 cabinet bases 105 oil prime, sand, prep and paint interior and exterior of all cabinets 700 Line all cabinet base floors and wall cabinet floors with stick down vinyl after repaint 100 Cut swelled bottom of countertops due to water damage 15 kitchen has one window with one blind 35 replace flooring in kitchen 320 Install new electric stove, new vent hood, new fridge 1825 Dining Room hardwood floors are extremely dirty and greasy.

(re-painting, new HVAC, New roof).Now the most important thing that I would advise is to take it slow.

:-/If I'm repainting any way, should I make the walls look worse?