I’m looking for a landscaping company that can do routine mowing and minimal additional landscaping work, such as trimming, mulching, and occasional new plantings.

For an inexperienced person the actual framing is not so long it is the drywall and finish on the outside and trim. 

Can I save $1000 in paint prep costs by ripping out the old trim and spending $500 on new stuff?  

They did most of the rehab themselves, new kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, doors, trim, paint, and a minor plumbing issue plus landscaping.

The finish carpenter can't install trim or mount cabinets.  

We bought 2 properties and have money to trim it up. 

Like upper cabinets "secured" by finish nailes, makshift plumbing and electrical, trim and woodwork that looks like a kindergardener has installed it, drywall that shows every single seam, roofs that leak from day one.

We have annual inspections here & subsequent requests from the city for tree trimming, weed abatement, etc. 

. $1,000 to reframe, drywall, paint, trim out. $1,000 for electrical installation, wiring, fixtures, $1,000 for flooring and other finishes. $2,000 for tub/shower, vanity and toilet.

(Loose handrail; chipped linoleum, trim damage, etc) What’s your method for determining fix now or fix later?