The prohibitions specifically cover discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability and the presence of children.

And don't go for anything under a 3.5mm thickness or a 12 mil wearlayer WITH a scratch resistant FINISH (The wearlayer is just the clear coat over the color, the Finish is what gives it its durablity) .

@Luis Roel yes i do have an LLC and I agree, hard money, even if I took a larger amount, to me is something that doesn't seem appealing due to the high rates You have some psychological fear of debt....There is actually good debt and bad debt.  

I even brought in a decorator I know to pick out paint colors.

I think it's a psychology thing.

But the house is stucco exterior with tons of cracks in the stucco that have to be repaired. 2 stucco Contractor's have quoted us $12k - $15k to sand blast, patch, apply a new "brown coat" and finishing color coat.

Basically, reversing the psychology by telling ME I had to BUY in order to network properly here.  

I want to get my license to learn about the industry and understand what is going on when my partner and I talk to realtors (currently I am a nanny with a master's in counseling psychology wanting to get into real estate investing....it's a bit of an odd switch). 

Upon inspection, the house passed with flying colors, I had a structural and Mechanical engineer's letter deeming the home safe.

Consider the effects of color  - dark will darken the room even though it looks classy and, if it gets nicks, the scratches will show the nicks more than a light color (same thing for cabinets).