Then do the shutters and columns in a darker grey.

I've used a shade of white called parchment paper from Dunn Edwards.  

The only difference is that the prices are higher and the shade of people is brighter.

The house we viewed sits on just a shade under 1/2 an acre with a land value of 36k, but sticking with the wholesale formula in order to get this property I would need it at 20k max.If anyone could offer any advice or tips from past experiences on how to frame up this conversation I would greatly appreciate it.

For the color, I would choose a darker brown just because it will last longer (hide it's age) and is much easier to clean and hides it's age.

It has color here and shading there.

Seems like the HGTV buyers of the world are liking the darker colors.

Anderson windows condensate on the inside when: 1) the shades are down for the night, and 2) the temperature difference between the room and the outside is significant (68F inside and 35F or below outside).

Assume highly insulated, great windows in the appropriate places, shade where needed, sun where needed, geothermal HVAC, and a PV system engineered correctly.

Scott, In IL you might want to take a chance on an AC working right, when it gets to 108 or higher in the shade some days in TX, you want a good AC, and one that won't go out.If a house has a fairly recent AC I won't replace it, but most are the original units, I'd rather pay to have new ones than have the hassle of calls, service calls, unhappy tenants.In Texas in the summer AC companies are book solid, replacing one them could take a week or longer, and you hardly expect a tenant to stay in a house for a week thats over 100 degrees during the day, and a cool 90 degrees at night.