If I had to do it over again, I would have painted one or two shades lighter.

I have also decided to make small shade structures for each compressor unit to shield them from the sun.  

Select a particular shade of a particular brand.  

Notice how the text I'm writing on right now is darker in color and moved over to the right from the above quote.

I love mini-splits but it's hard to beat shade trees and a full house system.

I give them a lump sum, 50K and my cash value is a shade under initially, but if I di the next day, my deat benefits as with any policy include the cash value, you don't get the CV and the DB.They are still a poor investment vehicle unless you are using the insurance portion as a buy sell agreement or, in the large corporate stors, as a key man policy with additional goldn parachutes or using it for a very short term.

I prefer lights that do not have fabric shades and where it is easy for tenants to change the bulb without breaking the cover (no thumb screws!).

Nice find for a long term investment.Looks like a nice neighborhood.I see some bigger homes too, that's always nice.I noticed the builder made all of them with those little model T garages.Out here in Texas a 2 car garage is more desirable, but you (gotta dance with the date you brought).I did a mockup to see what it would look like with a 2 car garage a porch and a paint shade that takes advantage of that pretty pink tree in the front yard.The results are interesting looking (but probably financially unsound).Maybe just cutting the grass back to the concrete edge and caulking the cracks in the concrete might be a good (bang for buck) improvement?

Do nothing, let market and inflation forces work, then refinance.These are all shades of gray. 

Unfortunately that showed me a darker side of that idea that I was not prepared for and will not discuss here.