I will tell you that the quality of the website and information available varies widely from county to county.

Scope of work, ie: surface should be totally smooth, paint quality?

Most companies are fair and do their best to provide a quality service. 

My thought there was this he'd have a vested interest in seeing the job done with speed and quality.

Just ask the America Lung Association, who strongly ranked Miami for its air quality!

>It's pretty hard to meet that 1% rule in Canada, but it doesn't mean its not a good investment.I’m not sure on what rationale you are using where “hard to meet” changes anything with respect to the investment quality.  

Looking for any experience/recommendations for a quality GC in and around Burlington county New Jersey area.

But this is probably because he doesn't care about the quality of life for his tenants. 

Hello guys,Recently acquired a 2 family.Tenant should be moving in soon.The process went over budget (more than expected).The result is I am carrying credit card debt.I have a plan to pay it down to zero that will work just fine (the avalanche method).I would like to speed up the process though and pay less interest in the process.My credit score has dipped as a result of the credit card debt (to around 624).So may not be eligible for a 0% balance transfer or personal loan.Ultimately I want to get my credit score back into the excellent range for when I refinance out of the FHA loan.Any hacks or tips that anybody could share would be greatly appreciated.Thank you in advance to anybody who has any advice to offer.No canvasing please.

Given the quality of the tenant I would eat the cost.