To most this might be scary but I have been in the construction business for 30 years and have installed hundreds of miles of water and sewer pipe,  That said, I know I won't be on-site but I know how to sub-contract this work quickly and efficiently.There is no gas in the park.  

That's how you keep my business.The tenants are a much older couple who have asked (and I said yes) to doing a few minor things like installing hand rails in the showers and a sink with an extendable faucet. 

Both furnaces still work but are 20 years old, I received an estimate to install new furnaces for $5k, We also plan on repaving the drive way and sidewalk as there are major cracks in both.

We did the design, carpentry, painting, kitchen/bathroom/office install and every other little thing involved. 

He patiently lived without carpets for several days but we did give him his full security deposit back a week before he moved out & a glowing reference to his new Landlord(s) in Iowa.It saved us a month of downtime & the carpets were being installed the morning the new tenant was loading their U-Haul 20 miles away.

I usually get my furnaces and ac units installed for $4000. 

All this took about a week from when the unit went out to getting the new unit installed.  

My tenant was the POC on the warranty and I never met the contractor or the appliance pickup or install guys.

You need to have a mix of credit (at least 3 credit cards, 1 store card, 1 installment loan, mortgage loan is a plus but you don't need to have mortgage loan to hit 800).

When I was 16, I went to work at a local flooring company in Bedford  as a helper/installer, and worked there for almost 5 years.