You should paint with a color the same or lighter than the original aluminum.

I paint the walls with whatever my base color of my bedrooms/living area is along with a white ceiling.

We renovated the properties and the cove completely redoing the properties themselves and adding fences to cut off walkways and cut-throughs from other neighborhoods and apartments, planting trees, shrubs and flowers, painting the brick to bring vibrant colors and generally raised the "look" of this area from urban decay to urban renewal.

My very first investment was silver at $5 in 1986, so perhaps that colors my view now.

i bought all of them, and mixed with buckets of cheap white paint to make nice soft lavenders and other colors...i had home depot intall the carpet and i threw a granite slab in..i even bought the appliances off of craigslist..i laid down some floating laminate in the kitchen and tile for the 2 baths...i spent maybe 2 or 3 days cleaning the place as well!

Everytime I tried to book a place they would tell us it's in the wrong color, we're full, or you need to upgrade your timeshare.

Keep colors in similar hues, etc.We've done similar CC&R's on a subdivision we developed, and we specified exteriors had to be stucco, roofs had to be of same quality, colors etc.

I think psychologically it'd be better to increase rents rather than make tenants pay water, even if it comes out to the same dollar amount.Good call on the craigslist post.

I think it is just psychological, though.

Now I try to spend less time coloring outside the lines, and stick to what I'm best at when I'm stretching my capital.