This can lead to frictions when either customers start trying to penny-pinch "by the hour" or when the contractor is "over charging" when a change is made. 

for sure. it took longer than we like. i have to hire it out because I am not patient enough for prep and skim coating lol. but got done last week and we are waist deep in the rest of the turnover. hoping to have it on the market for rent in the next couple weeks!

After 2 decades of this culture I returned to civilian life with the "judgment handicap" of honesty in a largely marketing saturated, mildly deceptive and manipulated capitalism coated reality.  

He is a good friend and he is worth every penny that I pay him.

Yes, it is and we use it all the time for small patches in eaves and facia, then prime and paint with 2 coats.

If he isn't out by his deadline, serve the eviction notice and don't accept a single penny of rent.

Keep educating yourself, work 2 jobs and save every penny you can until you have some real money to get started with.

Replaced the water heater, upgrades to dishwasher, fresh coat of paint and made sure to purchase American Home shield for larger projects like replacing the HVAC unit.

While I find that most landlords hate being landlords and they hate dealing with their tenants with a passion, we actually enjoy dealing with out tenant's complaints and issues because we have policies and guidelines that we follow and we understand that dealing with tenants is exactly the same as every other business has to deal with their client's and customer's complaints and issues like the airlines and restaurants have to deal with the surge in anger and physical abuse, or like employers have to deal with employee issues and lawsuits.There is nothing better than being 100% hands-on and have 100% control of every penny spent. 

They could just as easily turn dollars into pennies.