The house had great bones but an odd floor plan, 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, 2 living areas and no laundry room.

I also include furniture for the common areas such as a couple of basic sofas, a wall mounted television, dining table and chairs and other odds and ends.

If there's a Walmart nearby, odds are good the neighborhood is in America.

My June statement was $740 which I thought seemed oddly high.

Most of the homeless that are visible in my area appear to be 20-40 year olds with tattoos, odd hair and reasonably physically fit, with most of their teeth and missing other telltale signs of meth (most common) or other addictions.

You might have better odds with lottery tickets.

This improves your odds of success. 

Still seems odd that I call the morning  after a property hits the mls wanting to make a cash offer above asking price.

The engineer report showed the footer was 100%, it was odd to me that the footer was fine but the slab was certainly not.

Hi David,If it were mine, I'd call a local Sherwin-Williams store (as close to the beach as possible) and ask them what they think.Ask them if different brands of their paint perform differently in your environment/climate.Then ask them if that's just a guess or if they have a lot of customers in the time range.Keep in mind this will be for decent paint, not cheapy off brand stuff.Also, being a little more specific with the store people might help, because in some beach neighborhoods it's acceptable to let the homes go to very chalky and even peeling before painting, and in some they need to look new all the time or you will be odd man out with the dumpy house.If you are in a some sort of "Community" with a board, or rules, they might dictate how often you must repaint.Good Luck!