Virginia is conservative and there's a lot of lawyers in VirginiaI would start with the title company and asked for a referral for a real estate attorney Also get a referral for the title company at your REIA@Robert @Robert Blazer IVundefined

@Robert Blazer IVI had very similar questions and talked to few experts, including my lender who is a big time investor too.

Offering different options as finishing material such as colors, flooring, cabinetry and etc. 

My parents, who found it, say it could use another coat of paint on the walls to mask the old colors and hopefully the mild smoke.

You want something that everyone recognizes as normal.Back to the exterior: you want it to be in obviously good exterior condition and have a fresh coat of paint in a normal color scheme.

AP cases that involve color of title are unique in terms of how they are possessed.

A fairly new home that was built in 2007, but the previous tenants had pets that they never let out to use the bathroom, and kids that liked to color on walls, etc. 

That is, a list of paint colors, cabinets, countertops, trim, faucets, light fixtures, etc. with SKUs and pricing for all of them, all pre-designed to go with each other.

you can tell from my picture that I do not resemble the main stream  shape or skin color . 

Saying you do not take section 8 in the counties/cities where source of income is a protected class is no different than saying you do not accept tenants of a particular color or race, or other protected class.