The problem for some contractors is they don't want to leave a $20,000 job to finish some trim work for a much smaller payout.So what I do if I see a draw tallied like that is make the final payout higher. 

I can trim them back but I also want the shade since temperatures  can go up to the 100s easy especially during summertime.

Flooring, trim and paint.

The white trim and baseboard look like they need to be cleaned or painted. 

Of note when I assembled them originally, I used construction adhesive on all connecting joints and added an extra trim head cabinet screw on large pieces to really hold them together.

I've grown up as a "daddy's girl" and learned many things while helping my father, like how to sand, stain, drywall, paint, caulk, do trim work, and much more. 

In my trade I do framing, siding, interior/exterior trim, flooring, roofing, and much more.

Its a basement apartment in a 1958 built triplex. natural light is limited. walls are light gray and trim is white. floor is concrete and a darker grey.

If your contract states that a certain outcome is expected,  such as house trim painted (rather than house trim will be painted with a horse hair brush with two  coats of paint with brush strokes in both horizontal and vertical direction)  and a general time schedule, such as completed by a certain date (rather than will work 8 am to 3 pm Mon through Fri) then you have a better chance of saying the person is a contractor or independent business rather than an employee.Think of how you deal with a plumber--The toilet is clogged. 

You will love the gray tones throughout with fresh paint & trim, porcelain tile-hardwood look, carpet, fixtu What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?