Also read as much as you can on REI, but avoid the guru classes and get rich quick schemes.

Tans won't show dirt like white or even dark colors.I'd stay with the neighborhood color scheme as well and use trim colors to make a difference and curb appeal.

BUt if you were putting down 25% doubt it will matter much in the grand scheme.

You can create more robust asset segregation schemes within the IRA LLC or Solo 401(k) umbrella. 

The nice thing about that scheme is that the pre-inspector is also the inspector. 

I'm not looking for a "get rich quick scheme" but it would be nice to get some guidance.

It is sold as a GET RICH SCHEME.

When I read your title, I thought....Oh, brother, what nut do we have now with some wild scheme, but then a few seconds later I recalled a motel deal that I got dumped to a buyer in India, so I thought, well, yes, you certainly can, with a lot of headaches and brain damage.

The Gurus are great at making real estate investing sound like a get rich fast scheme.

One may be in a lower end neighborhood where you can get away with spraying the entire house in one color where another needs 3 different color schemes (one for ceilings, one for walls, one for trims).