Because, you're basically putting a great big neon sign over your rental and saying, "unoccupied, please steal my copper!

My potential tenants usually have bad credit, work minimum jobs or cash jobs and don't meet the income requirement but will complain about the unit not having an island, or no central air/garage, or a neon green bath tub (everything else was remodeled).  

It "could" have been a coincidence that someone showed up at 8pm and did the deal. but it also was VERY LIKELY that I attracted interest in a deal that had been out there sleeping and I placed a big neon sign right on top....

I knew those neon green toilets were a good idea

In those parts of KC, you may as well be erecting a billboard with a giant neon arrow pointing to your house that says "FREE STUFF HERE!!".

In the Mortgage and Rental Industries, anything negative that has to do with prior housing  stands out like on the Credit Report like a Neon Sign with arrows pointing at it!

I don't want a fancy car, although I do enjoy hotrodding (build them myself....and then sell them for a profit.....but drive an 8 year-old Neon as a daily, great on gas, cheap to work on).

Though, I'm considering giving this deal to an investor if I can get the price down low enough.The place is a complete mess, the garage is used as a bedroom, paint colors are neon colors, countertop tiles are black, everything is outdated by @ least 10-15 yrs, but no structural damages.

That line item alone is like a neon sign in the college want ads.

If they want to paint all the walls neon purple, they can.