If you want an white kitchen you will need dark countertops for contrast.Black,silver,and grey would go well with while cabinets.

You can go on Zillow and Apartments.com and look at how other rentals in the area in your price range look.Do they have granite countertops, hardwood floors, etc? 

You charge them for the epoxy to fill the holes and reset the hinge, not for a new door and frame.They put a chip in your granite countertop?

I'm also going to marginally overimprove (new granite countertop) to speed sale.12 month rent would be roughly $1500/mo plus utilities (net $1800-2000 to tenant).

We do value add on almost all properties with Granite/quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, designer vinyl planking, new marble bathrooms (not always, but lately) so we max our rents per market for our class of rentals.  

Do the other properties in the same area and price range have granite counter-tops, recessed lighting, etc?

At $2000 a month, they expect stainless steel and granite countertops.

If you have not much countertop and you add an island that is usually a plus. 

It has pros and cons;Pros - Occupancy is now over 90% (needs a bit of seasoning but I am confident)- NOI annualized is ~$120K (if not more)- Just finishing extensive rehab Roof, heating (boiler and in-unit), kitchens cabinets and counter tops, updated appliances, bathrooms vanities / low flush toilets, all water valves, video system, unit painting and carpet, etc.

In a low-dollar rental it’s really hard to use cash-flow to pay for new cabinets and boring laminate countertops.