All in all I think your design aesthetic is very tasteful and the house flows extremely well, but location, location, location is always king.

Greys look good in spaces with clean lines and a more modern aesthetic.  

This would be the most expensive route, but it would also be the aesthetically pleasing way to do it.

My reno plan would make it one of the most aesthetically pleasing homes in the area.Thoughts, suggestions, criticism...

They are very aesthetically pleasing, and as you mentioned, go together quickly! 

This would be my first deal, and just seems sloppy overall.House: 4 units (currently totaling $1,475 monthly rent TOTAL)Condition: 1930's historic home, in pretty POOR condition (mostly aesthetics), as owner lived OOS and really just didn't know what he was doing.Seller: investor-owned, he's dropping all 3 properties that he owns in my town.LIST price: 115,000Current tenants: Bad.

I'm curious if you generally stick with the same finishes (tiles, paint, appliances, carpet, etc), how you came to land on that menu (aesthetics vs. budget vs. other), and are you performing the work with your own crew or are you subbing it out?

(entire budget was 19K). the contract specifically says that any additional work / expenses need to be added in a separate contract and that would need to be signed.He said he made an "aesthetic" decision and that cost more (without consulting me) and that the bill he got from the electrician was higher than expected (although i can't see why - both the electrician and the contractor came multiple times to make assessments before starting the work, and I have already upgraded the electric board prior to this work) again, without letting me know or asking my approval.the point where i felt something was not right (besides the bad communication - very frustrating when you have tenants) is when i got a text from him last week saying that the work was done. upon inspection i found that he didn't do part of the job (insulation of a big part of the work) . when i sent him a list of corrections (including the insulation) he called me and said of course he still needs to do that. which left the impression that he was hoping i wouldn't notice. on top of it all, he is very reluctant to make any corrections to some of the work that was done poorly.He is now calling me every day.

Especially if your property is the best or one of the best properties in the sub-market (as far as condition and aesthetics) and is at market rent.

Rental properties in this area are nothing special aesthetically and commanding a lot of income.