We completely renovated the upstairs bathroom, updated all hardware and hinges on doors to a matte black finish, deep cleaned the whole house, bought stainless steel fridge and washer and dryer, updated all the light fixtures and fans, and tamed the front yard.

The majority of the time, even filthy tenants are not going to cause damage from their lack of house cleaning that can't be scrubbed away with a good, deep clean.I had a tenant leave me with a bath tub that looked like she'd been using it to dye things black. 

If it were mine (I might) go with this (if the neighborhood was nice).Some black mulch and some colorful flowers, a USA flag, and a bigger Black Rubber Heavy duty door mat.As well as ditch that tiny path of a sidewalk...I think I might get a "Better" Renter...

Black, red and white(neutral) laying around and just used it and capped the red.

It may land on red for five spins and you could conclude we are "due for" black.

The change of pattern will really pop and only cost you some extra time.Hardware - Black matte is still hot.

It is black and much easy to repair than PVC in the future. 

For house-hacking, you'll find many opportunities in Stratford, Bridgeport (I like the North End and Black Rock), Norwalk and Stamford.

Than over-all operational, what I call "WTF" contingency funds, this would be for black-swan events like say a world wide pandemic that affects operations.

for some this is a black and white issue.