Your pictures are dark, it helps to lighten the photos to give a property a clean, new feel.

@Ndy Onyido  lighten up this is not that serious...

Lighten up, man.

Good renters do less damage and are more reliable so maybe you can lighten the deposit a bit?

There is also  darkkkk original wood floors in the living room and dining room which we will refinish/lighten....and I'm thinking natural wood looking 6"x24" plank TILE for the entry way and kitchen (they are connected).  

After explaining who I was and what I was doing, he lightened up.

To lighten your worries ~ I get the feeling he doesn't look like the picture above.Ignore the complainers.

@Kenny Ramsey I pray for jewish lightening every day!!

The value proposition to the seller is making more from the sale by “being the bank” and collecting a few years of interest payments on top of the sale price, plus lightening the load of their capital gains tax burden by allowing them to pay those over a few years instead of all at once.

I painted and all new floors, just to lighten up the house and make it feel welcoming.