Others have told me for example stick to all white and gray while others have said to go crazy with colors and make it UNIQUE…  thoughts on modern vs chic? 

Most of life is differing shades of gray.

Last time I looked the laws read In order to practice any kind of property management (applies to STR technically but is kinda gray area) in Alaska you need to be a licensed agent under a Broker unless you manage 4 or fewer units or if they are your personal units.

From my research, the only gray area would be whether or not the tenant continues to plan to reside there / has ended their residency or not?

(of course, some properties are clearly above or below the line, but many are in a gray area)If that weren't the case, you wouldn't expect different appraisers to come up with radically different values for the same home (they often do) and, in fact, you wouldn't even need appraisers as you would just be able to automate the process (you can't).So, given that an appraiser's personal opinion and bias will play into the equation, it makes sense that if you can bias the appraiser IN FAVOR OF a higher number, you should certainly try to do so.

However, it seems like STR-ing the basement on AirBnB might be a gray area as it is no different than renting out any other room within a house?

The color we use is Behr Toasty Gray.

Good morning Nick Gray.

I'll talk to you soon @Chris Gray

Quote from @Leon Gray: I am new to this site and am jumping into a rental property/landlord.