All you can do is make your best guesses based on observable patterns and what humans usually do, and accept that even within that paradigm you're going to make mistakes. 

If your tenant wants to start paying on the 15th, he/she will have to pay the prorated rent from the 1st to the 14th and then can start paying monthly rent on the 15th to create the new rent pattern. 

My research does not show a set pattern of acceptance of the last several months .

Carpet can generally be cleaned to remove dirt and owners have to expect wear-and-tear over time so I don't know that they have a case if it's "ordinary" traffic patterns.

They would not let me evict because there had been a pattern established and accepted.

Try to decide on something that will set the tone for the whole house, like the counter top or the flooring and then you will have far fewer colours and patterns to choose from to stay within budget.

If you look over the last 100 years, the cycles are all over the place with no clear patterns.

When I posed the question, I wondered if there was a similar pattern happening in real estate.

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Second you've probably changed your drivers licenses, voters registrations, homestead, buying patterns, and tax returns to all reflect your new primary residence and the fact that this is a rental.