A typical turnover can be a month or 2 of vacancy and $2-10k in make-ready costs (cleaning, paint, flooring, appliances, towel racks, vanities, etc. that gets beat up and broken norma wear and tear). 

Freshly painted throughout.

He's adamant it be done before any cleaning or painting.

Power stripped 60 years of paint from the floor-to-ceiling river rock fire place.

We are having issues with a painter. We were talked into paying in full (we know we know!)they came and started, getting 50% complete and have been finding excuse after excuse to push us back. It has been unfinished f...

. - this leads to management inefficiencies and waste- you have to rely on other people's judgment- you have an overhead cost burden for doing things remoteIt is tough enough to organize a carpet & paint rehab remote (ask anyone who did it the first time), let alone a full-scale BRRRRR.

He did the same with paints etc.. 

I’m defining general light work as plank flooring, painting, minor electrical, etc..For example - is it fair to estimate flooring labor as $3/square foot?

Please feel free to give feedback on my cost-per-square-foot range:Cosmetic fix: basic carpet, paint, flooring, new hardware, clean up, repair a few things project.

If its a paint and flooring renovation that is a much different risk profile than a complete gut job.