On the plus side, if stubbornness is what it takes, I am pretty sure I am sorted ;)I will update further findings here as a help to future readers. 

Granite, wood floors, stainless appliances, stain grade wood molding and cabinetry throughout.  

One of the best educators i found years ago when I went to 7 real estate meetings a month, sat in the back and had grassed stained tennis shoes and a t-shirt on, with Levi jeans.

I took out old stained carpeting from 3 rooms in my duplex, and I would like to hire a contractor to do the sanding and refinishing.

It covers the stains and ect.

Response: "The Guest stained a brand-new bed skirt that had to be replaced.

. - keep extra linens on hand because linens will get stained, its part of the job and it will happen. either your cleaning team can keep these OR you could leave a set to change beds in case a guest stains a set and wants to replace it for their stay. either way you need at least two sets of full bed linens per bed Thanks for the detailed information.

I go into the house and I kid you not, its completely trashed and looked like a foreclosed home, holes in the walls, carpets stained all over, dog waste on the carpets, blotches of paint on the walls, missing shelves from the walls, missing nest ac unit that was supposed to come with the house, dog waste all over the backyard, refrigerator filthy, unswepped floor, mold on the washer.None of this was there when we did our original viewing of the home, as well as the inspection.

TSP works best to get rid of tough stains because it also degreases the tars from cigarette smoke.

Do black granite countertops do better than other colors with respect to staining?