For this reason we like to set the 2% rental increases YEARLY to drive maximum yield if they go dark early.The landlord looks at tenants for liquidity and net worth when it's mom and pop or a startup.

For one of our rentals we painted the paneling light color and did nice white trim, looks good but we weren't selling. 

If you're a pilot...... you just came out of a turbulent storm cloud....get a few moments of sunshine..... and you see another dark patch ahead.

Also even if they have extra sheets laying around and you need to replace damage the color will not match perfectly.

I paint all of my the interiors of rentals the same color, a light beige.

It's always depressing in December when it gets dark around 5.Only about eight weeks til I plant the garden.

Why not just take the concrete foundation and have a company come in and color and lay a clear coat of some kind over it?

Hey Tim Gordon - I would sand and paint the cabinets white or dark brown (i use sweet molasses by Berh).

all good advice. really good. one "issue" i have is that i buy houses off MLS, so i dont get the deals that most of you get. yes, i still make money, but would be very little since remodeling costs are high. and mind you... i just do the basics (cabinets, counter top, paint, floor, interior doors). but yes, the only way wifey will let me go on is if i outsource the stuff that takes long to someone else.the hardest part of this business is finding someone that is reasonable and wants to work.rob, i might ask you for this guy's name when i get the next one. and i just use one color, so he will love me. :)

I recently changed all the light switches, outlets, and plates(light almond color) in a rental property of mine.