Anyways, my official question is: What are people using to get decent quality materials and appliance packages.

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What area, what quality, what level of finishes, etc?

Maybe not, but you may find yourself with lower tenant quality because the better tenants are renting elsewhere.

My business partner and I have been looking to access a quality contractor, but we do not have a ready made checklist to reduce the risk?

Quality support staff can be a hard thing to find for this profession. 

The shovel-sellers who are selling you the "ringless voicemail" are obviously not that technically adept, because your ringless voicemail marketing MAKES YOUR TARGET'S PHONE RING. There is one "ring pulse" (I dont kno...

You need to make sure you find quality, experienced professionals.

The place is well taken care of, has been remodeled, and comes with high quality furnishing.

These tasks as not “unskilled labor” as they require skilled labor to perform them if you expect quality and efficiency.