Your post is a classic example why I refer to unlicensed brokers as frauds and scammers.

The duplex is about 3000sqft total and I'm going with a semi-gloss Behr medium gray color ($29/gal Home Depot), classic white trim.

White is modern but not historical / classical which is what you have. 

@Brandon Turner posted this classic years ago: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/0...

The way I see it, the returns don't justify making it top 1%, but I'm a newbie and I just wanted to make sure im not making a classic newbie mistake

Some, because I replaced a very dated classical 8x5 bath.  

I particularly like the ones that try to look like wood instead of tile, but there a lot of nice options than the classic ugly laminate many people have come to associate with kitchen laminate.You can point out to potential buyers/tenants that tile is really hard to clean (the grout stains grey over time).

Next time you may want to go with a Country classic white from Walmart for $64.00 per 5 gal bucket.

When you've got renters, SS/foreclosures, & those afraid to buy due to fear the homes will go down in value, it's classic supply & demand.I got tons of calls.

This is the classic buyer beware situation, where the careful buyer should take the time to examine the item before accepting it, or obtain expert advice.” ~~ WikipediaBasically buyer is purchasing the property “As Is,” in its present condition and with all defects apparent or not apparent.Yes, you can negotiated with the sellers, but the provision does negate the buyers from making claims of them not knowing they are buying a property ‘As Is’.