However, after 20 years in the business my instincts told me if I didn't add these cabinets (not a lot of storage in the house) the perception with buyers (and their Realtors) would be that I'm cheap, which may lead them to wonder what other corners I cut on the project.

I think this makes a big difference in peoples perception. 

Property - every property is unique which means every property is worth more or less based on the buyers perception.

I think the buyer perception is that the seller is trying to bully them into a no-contingency offer based on one home inspector’s opinion, a home inspector that they didn’t select and that they might not trust.

It may take two full cycles for you to realize maximum appreciation, because you may have lingering consumer perception(from renters and investors) of "war zone, avoid!"

Just wants to see if others' experiences lines up with my perception of them.

Although I did learn technical thought processes going through college (Accounting), the main thing I learned of value was there are different approaches and perceptions of the same concept. 

Is my perception a reality and if so, did you have a way to work around that without too much effort?

Wholesaling is all about charm and perception people have of you.When my competitors wholesale (or try to wholesale) sellers hate them/it.When we do it, we get invited to dinners, parties, cookouts, you name it.It has very little to do with location.

The first depicted a white real estate appraiser performing an appraisal in the section that details how appraisers are responsible for these societal inequalities, and the second picture was on the page labeled, "Establishing the level of racial inequality in appraised values".