I stayed with classic colors that will give the house a modern look and will go well with the colors that you have outside( the bushes and brick).

I also recommend multi-family if you're planning to live in the property and want to cash flow better.I'm also an IT consultant working in downtown Seattle with an educational background in business and computer science.  

I did some research on a new build a few years ago as I almost purchased a piece of land in San Rafael and I was getting prices between $300-$350/SF for a modern looking house without fixtures and appliances. 

They look like the real thing and come in more modern colors, but obviously they are vinyl and easy to install. 

I recently graduated from UC Irvine with a BA in Philosophy and Minor in Political Science.

It's not rocket science, but it's not kindergarten either.

Don't do it don't do it don't do it.Redoing the floors and getting a modern lighting fixture in there should be enough to make it quite attractive as a rental.

I've seen several houses around Indy do the same thing and it really makes the house look more modern and brightens it up.  

I know you can't get it in the forums, wish we could.Finance is an art and a science, the science is pretty easy, the art is difficult and being compliant practicing the art compounds the difficulty.

While I got the landlording stuff down to a science (or at least most of the time).