Ok so the first house is completedI opted to hire my own people(Laborers)I grabbed my normalGo to guy who I have been using since 2012I made him the foreman We hired two laborers And I had my foreman strategize how to coordinate painting an entire house ceilings and walls  three bedrooms two baths living room dining kitchen and laundry and hallway in two days.My foreman had an appointment on day two so I took over coordinating duties All in all my cost for paint and materials was 350 I scored 5 gallons of oops paint form25.00It was flat white so i used that for closets and laundry roomLabor came to 800Total cost 1,150Far below the 1700 cost I was quoted. 

You find that out when you go to show the unit when they never asked permission to paint even if it's in the lease.We used a set color, Antique White, Contractors grade Conco brand from Menards. so we can touch up after move outs and never have to think about "what color was on that wall" I use a eggshell finish on everything except kitchen and bath. there I use semigloss.So pick your color and 5 gallon buckets are best cost savings. 

if you have any bill history, please check for any high's and when. then you go back and check why: a single toilet leak (flapper "melted" from bleach products) can do 3,000 gallon like nothing

It was evident that he understood because there were 15 gallons of kilz sitting on the job site.Instead of Kilz-ing the house as discussed, the workers just sprayed the ceilings with latex ceiling paint.

The best size to buy is 8’ tall, 1-2” in diameter, sitting in a 15-gallon pot ($50-$150).Outdoor roomsA dining area, dry laid patio, a patch of gravel, a covered patio or an above-grade deck: According to SmartMoney.com, a landscaped patio raises the value of your home by 12.4 percent.

We just bought 2 properties in areas related to this thread: 1) a house on Gallon St, which is in Dunean, but I think one of the rougher streets in the neighborhood.

On oil we would use 600 gallons or so.

Maybe you just lay both bills in full if the tenant isn’t asking for hotel accommodations. 1,000 gallons is $1-$1.50.

Any suggestions on how many gallons it should be?

California is HUGE, trust me on that.Today I paid around 3.50/gallon for gas, it is high?