@Chris Gawlik on vacancies we have the same paint color, the same flooring, VCT in common and we use a laminate in units, same stoves, same refrigerators same everything for the most part.

., and pick it up in three days, and in colors and sizes not picked by a homeowner, there is little or no bidding.

@John Leschber I've made mistakes too. The

SFH deal with schools, jobs, paint color, yard size, etc.

In total, we spent about 6 months ironing down the window size, materials, color, and any exterior changes visible from the street.Getting Exterior Changes ApprovedGETTING TO WORKOnce you get through historic and planning, the building department (ISD) is a whole different animal to wrestle.

Training them simply means you control the conversation and interaction not them.An example, a tenant calls and says, "can you paint my apt a different color, I don't like it".

Things like wrong brick or brick color. 

So is the brightly colored over the top places.

Shingle manufacturers change their colors every 5-8yrs, so you should be able to find the same matching shingle and blend it into the existing. 

The kitchen cabinets were three different colors, so I knew unifying them would help visually.