Also odd how it rose from year 1 to 2, then decreased all the way to 30.

They passed my screening with flying colors.

Only a month later, after several mishaps on her side including painting the house exterior with completely wrong color (I literally sent her the paint code from Benjamin Moore, she tried to color match it at Home Depot, I wanted gray and black, she painted house blue), she walked off the job claiming that she lost money and she blames me for all the delays.

Lots of looks but few applications means they like the location but get in and don't like the neighbors or smell or color or layout.

That may save you some money this time around, but it won't when you go back to touch up or repaint and you can't find that color, or it's the wrong sheen, etc. 

Maybe get a few more pieces of art on the walls to make it look more full and colorful?

They send the material through, effectively, a drum grinder and produce various mulches that they also can color.

I will be keeping colors neutral and cohesive for the most part, but am wondering if a little flair goes far in this area (given it's proximity to eclectic PDX).Any and all ideas are welcome!

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in March:-Single-family home sales increased 4.1 percent year-over-year;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes dropped from 46 to 38;-Total property sales rose 4.3 percent with 12,149 units sold;-Total dollar volume increased 15.7 percent to $4.6 billion;-The single-family average price rose 11.4 percent to $410,923, the highest of all time, and the first time that pricing has topped $400,000; -The single-family median price increased 15.5 percent to $335,000 – also a record;-Single-family home months of inventory registered a 1.3-months supply, unchanged from one year earlier;-Townhome/condominium sales rose 8.7 percent with the average price up 5.8 percent to $255,334 and the median price up 10.4 percent to $215,000;-Single-family home rentals rose 18.3 percent with the average rent up 6.7 percent to $2,075;-Townhome/condominium leases were unchanged with the average rent up 7.6 percent to $1,852.

So even though components rose prices kept up even better.. so will see how it all shakes out..