I hired them to rent out my condo/apartment and was told that a “professional photographer” would be coming to take pictures, instead a man came with 3 small children that were kicking our freshly painted walls/trim while he snapped pictures with an old phone.

I suppose the picture is painted rosier at the beginning..But maybe that's the expectation in the Detroit market.  

We painted, replaced flooring, added countertops, fixtures, and bathroom finishes.

Rather than painting the entire exterior, including the house, garage, windows, and doors, in one color, try a two-toned approach.Don’t forget the small details!

They’ve painted, replaced things, upgraded, etc. prolly best the place will ever look.  

Paint?

However, the problem is the paint stains will often show up as darker spots in the stain and can look unsightly.

We did get negotiate money from them to help with roof repair, but now know they were not honest on their disclosure.Our inspector missed  code violations, HVAC issues, pipes that had been worked on and issues hidden that had occurred while sellers lived in the house, signs of drainage and water damage inside the house that had been painted over, completely blocked dryer vent...and we are finding more daily.We have had the house looked at by a structural engineer and HVAC techs  that has told us we need thousands (likely tens of thousands) of dollars worth of repairs to make this property able to rent and come up to code for rental.

Room by room over several years (as they became available) we did complete makeovers: detailed prep work, painting ceilings/walls/trim, refinishing the old hardwood floors, etc.

Largely, I think plenty of people have accurately painted this as your typical "fake guru" scam, and even more members are afraid to speak out since they can easily kick you out of the material you paid for (and have done so with plenty of people in the past) with no refund and no legal recourse.