You could always take your funds and make a run for the RE border when you leave the company.Anyways, I guess my point is, you can't make just broad-brushed recommendations.

For the flooring through the house we are deciding between more of a natural warm wood color (similar to High point chestnut) vs more of a light grey (something like brushed oak taupe). 

Yes i do, every time i come home, take off my shoes, put my slippers on and sing wont you be my neighbor..... the first time would be OK but being that this happened again then that would be enough to charge the tenant. i would also send a letter to them saying that cloths or anything else other than washing your hands and brushing of teeth are not allowed in bathroom sinks and the same goes for the Kitchen sink with the added exception of washing dishes, provided no food scraps  are dumped down the drain.

And I Already replaced all the old hardware with modern brushed nickel when I bought the place 16 years ago.

Hello AZ investors,I am continuing my investing education by brushing up on number crunching.

Get a good brush and cut in by hand . 

I would wait for 2-3 months before making the purchase so you can use the renters money to pay for the entire shipment and analyze their spending trends and see what items they enjoy the most and best prices that would out compete those places. convenience things like toilet paper, tooth paste, tooth brushes, laundry detergent, soap, bounce could be an option, and then you have snacks, cold drinks, phone chargers, etc.

The usual course is to paint the cabinets a glossy white and add brushed nickel knobs and replace a few small pieces of hardware so that they close properly and look alright. 

That apparently didn't bother the tenant any as she just had a broom on the porch and would brush the little pellets into the landscape.

But, it's also a very small job with many of the costs, like cleaning brushes, rollers, equipment, driving to the job, accounting, etc. that would be applied as fixed costs to a much bigger job.