Would they just require 100% compliance on the new kitchen, or would they start to nitpick elsewhere - for example, number/distance of electrical outlets in all other rooms (would be a major pain), or even the rise/run of the 2 egress staircases (impossible to do anything about, and Id have to walk away)?

One of them occupies a floor in an office building and they take it upon themselves to add flowers and potted plants all around the building and maintain them.  

One realtor sent me flower seeds a few weeks back with a catchy phrase like "Its time to Spring into action!"

Your best bet is to try driving for dollars if you have already exhausted other possible lead generation outlets, i.e online sites like ListSource, consulting County/Public Records etc. 

We also replaced quite a few old ceiling lights with new ceiling fan/light combos and replaced any cracked or suspect outlets, etc.Kitchens got new stoves and microwaves and upgraded furniture in common areas.

I'm not against a potential tenant being thorough (I have a tenant who - when checking viewing the apartment - made certain each and every outlet worked... and she's been a decent tenant thus far) and wanting to live in a place that is nice but from what the OP is saying it sounds quite excessive. 

I have completely fell for this tiny home when I went inside but they have no outlet in the US so I have used sketchup to redesign with a few modifications.

When first starting out in the business, obviously friends and family are an immediate outlet for referrals and leads.My question is, what sort of "incentives" can I offer in order for my friends and family to really push the word out that I am an agent and in business?

Here is a great article on it:http://www.thebugsquad.com/fleas/diatomaceous-eart...We like to put DE in all the cracks during a remodel, behind the outlet and switches before putting plates on, where the walls meet the floors before putting on the baseboard trim, and other areas to keep down the bug population for our tenants.Sorry you have to deal with fleas...Hope you get rid of them quickly!

We added a door that we deadbolt to separate our side from the airbnb side, and I had to have some electric outlets and an overhead light to the airbnb side, but other than that everything was updated already and we just had to furnish the property which was really nice and made the process pretty easy.