When it comes to the floor, there are 7 different colors of tile and 4 rooms of carpet.

Another example was a small dent in a wall that didn't need to be filled in that I puttied anyway... then realized that was one of the few walls in the house that I wasn't going to repaint and I didn't have the original paint color.

If the potential buyer wants a color on the wall and not standard white that is there, then I paint it a color that they want.

The colors are random right now....

There is no way the color of the new shingles will match the color of the old simply because the existing ones are discolored due to the sun and weather.

@Steve Romano go to trulia.com - put in address and scroll down the addresses page - a crime report will color the mapped area surrounding the address in green (good), yellow (decent) or red (bad).

@Mindy JensenYou said "Don't deviate from this ever" I think you may change the criteria, if the criteria is not working and you can't find the tenant but I agree do not change person to person because of color etc.

We've tried different color envelopes, personalized vs not personalized, different verbiage in the letter, hand written vs typed vs postcard, all with varying results.

Instead of me freshening up the house with neutral colors to appeal to the masses, the new buyers could pick out their own paint colors, carpet, etc and decorate to suit their own taste.So which is the better way?  

A new coat of paint with a good scheme can make just about any house look brand new and even painting the front door a color other than white or brown can make a big difference.