If you have the paint you should be able to blend in the patches as long as the repairs blend with the finished wall surfaces.

And it makes the appliances totally blend in as well.  

You can't just blend in and avoid each other.And it always comes down to who the tenants are anyway.  

Don’t blend in with the crowd!

The approach you're looking for is a blend of coaching and mentorship. 

Vacancy rates will rise quickly.Maybe you could try an Iron A/C cage on the outside and a separate security deposit (maybe around $300 or so) to cover the A/C.The cages are ugly, but in many window A/C communities the residents understand that their neighbors (and their neighbors visitors) may be, shall we say sometimes "theft prone", and the bars can be explained as break in deterrents to keep their belongings safe.They also blend in better in a light color vs. black.If a prospect balks at the $300 and you want them, you could always offer to wrap it into the first 10 month of payments.

You have across the county, low rents per door, not enough units for passive with scale (need 80 units typically or more), barely covers 1% rent to purchase price if sellers numbers are completely accurate, and has no additional big upside to blend the cap rate up.

I've been in a very technical IT role for 12 years and I'm trying to blend technology with my RE portfolio/strategy. 

Most of the markets that provide a good blend of both cash flow (yield) and growth right now are in the Midwest.

You can blend the two and live in the rental so paying off "your home" would be in fact be a multi unit building.