I wouldn't bother changing the color ($$) for a rental if the siding is still in good shape.I'd also get a couple of big patio pots & put colorful mums in them (it's that time of year already) & put one on either side of the front door.

You can not buy a pot of gold for a penny.

We saved money by sharing with roommates, that is how we got the pot of money to buy our first house. 

They will still leave  a little meat on the bone to sweeten the pot for the holding investor.Lot's of money now chasing what little value add is left for multifamily.

While I understand their logic, it doesn't help when attempting to bulletproof your deal.Really, you have two primary methods to cloud title title: voluntarily or involuntary.

This sounds like a wholesaler without a pot to piss in trying to avoid putting any of their non existent cash into a deal.Peaking quickly at your profile it says you are looking to build a portfolio though.

If they had a crock pot explode, probably not.

Private industry could not get enough people to pay for flood insurance voluntarily as it was too expensive (low probability/high impact scenario), so they stopped covering it.

Pot holes are ok...hoping to avoid the sinkholes!

Owners spruce up their units and then, when they sell, the furniture, pots, pans, silverware, etc comes with the sale.