Notwithstanding the fact that in the contracting business you can almost always find someone to work for less money, (then the real question becomes what will that lower-priced contractor actually cost you in terms of quality, deadlines, hassles, etc.) from the information you have provided, I think your costs are reasonable.

Instead of Vote vs not voting, I think an Up-vote vs Down-vote could vastly improve the quality of the exchanges being posted. 

It's unfortunate as he was extremely reliable.Does anyone in the OKC area have a recommendation for a quality lawn company to mow my three properties?

I'd spend more time to build a high quality niche list so you're spending the money on a less competitive area.I hope that helps.

I will make this right for the new homeowner, because they deserve a home that has quality construction done right!

Depending of how much risk you take, I would lower the rent a bit more to hopefully get some better quality people looking

If you can make it to NJ and do your homework, it's a quality tax lien market. 

Doesn't have an impact on the quality of your offer. 

He, of course, suggests the air quality test next, but that's another cost out of my pocket, and I don't want to spend too much if I'm not even going to get the house.  

I can almost guarantee a quality tenet pool this way.