If the budget is tight and the target clientele do not demand more, you could try refacing the cabinets (probably still want to loose/remodel the peninsula) in a lighter colour to brighten the kitchen.The backsplash on the other hand may be beyond redemption.

@Paul Boudreaux, looks like a bait-and-switch scheme/scam to me.

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A refrigerator in a rental is about $500, which I know isn't a small amount of money - but in the grand scheme of investment-property ownership... it is small potatoes.

Ultimately, this sounds like small potatoes in the grand scheme of things... but I get that my small potatoes may be a giant thorn in the side to you.

In the grand scheme of things that's a rounding error.  

In the grand scheme of things, $8K is probably not going to break you.

Right now, the thought of having $3000 per month in passive income seems like a dream come true to me, but I also know that in the grand scheme of investing and to many members on here, that's pocket change.

A scheme that was only launched once my wife informed them of the cost to break lease.Any experienced input here would be much appreciated.Ken

Heck, he doesn't even shoot for the get-rich-quick scheme that so many others shove down the throats of desperate newcomers.