Wood or wood look will never go out of style, just go medium light and not too gray, red, golden,or distressed .

I prefer the ones that look like wood in gray tones. 

I would always stick to a price that is good (black and white) on investments, the numbers should not be gray. 

Balloon" framing (1920's I believe).Radon.Plaster and lathe instead of sheet rock (pre 1950's) or plaster and wire mesh variations (50's) more solid than sheetrock but a real b*tch to repair or demo if you're remodeling.You've got Galvy plumbing but also need to look out for other kinds of outdated plumbing like clay sewer lines (pre-1930's, prone to collapsing, bellies, root intrusion), cast iron (1950's, often rusted and/or cracked by now), and PB (polybutylene, gray-colored water pipes, 1980's, prone to rapid degradation and subsequent bursting, mostly gone by now).Buried Oil Tanks-- Do you have those there?

Looking at the gray color palette but there a lot of different options at different price points.

With an address specific email, you can tell your tenants that they are getting a dedicated email address.Do yourself a favor and stick a picture in your avatar, you'll get better interactions when you're not a faceless gray dude with a tie.Best of luck!

It's a permanent hat than can lead to graying hair or loss!

Do nothing, let market and inflation forces work, then refinance.These are all shades of gray. 

@Benjamin J Thompson I hear you, although I think backyard investing is great. 

I also recently interviewed Michael for my soon to be released podcast, The Gray Report.