A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.

I’ve had a great experience with Brian Hartsell at key properties for my vegas properties. 

There are two items that you need to completely solve this problem for your rehabs: properly built Design Boards and a Finish Schedule.

Times 200 board foot.  

A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.

.- We can better control what's on our master key system- EVERY lock at a property is opened with one key (well, maybe not the garage car-door)!

A prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.

Unkempt lawns, trashy or broken down vehicles, mattresses and trash on empty lots, boarded up houses, bars on windows, dealers and hookers on the corners, the lack of stores or gas stations, occupied properties are dilapidated, etc.Or when Google maps shows stuff like this:

Quote from @Paul Gupta: Hi, in California, For jobs requiring a license, there was CSLB (contractor state licensing board) which would give either a General Contractor license, or specialty licenses by trade (~60 specialties such as concrete, welding tile, ) https://www.cslb.ca.gov/about_us/library/licensing_classific...My Q: does Maryland and DC area have similar requirements? 

If everyone took the cash for keys approach, then the odds of a LL getting such a tenant increases.I have never had to do a cash for keys.