The tenants wanted to be paid for it.If your tenants are moving out, you might need to paint the cabinets anyway, and your current tenants have told you they won't object to the fuss of having them painted while they live there.If your tenants are undecided, new paint might make them stay a bit longer.It sounds to me like they are thinking about buying (do they have enough income?).

I like the way it looks, but it requires a minimum moisture content in the air, which I don't have out here in the desert, so I've never installed it.I can't think of any reason a buyer would object to it, other than the obvious one that they have their heart set on red cherry floors (which is a problem with any and every flooring you use)I don't think bambeoo is any cheaper than other wood flooring, so you chose it because you like the way it looks.

Check to with your local home builders organization as they will do reviews of new homes.

And just as important, I keep that checklist on file with a specific, objective reason why I didn't rent to them.

Your an investor, one of your main objectives to "buy right".

Using 50% on the property shows it to be a money pit and you move on.So you use the 'rule' to see if it might meet your investment objectives (however you want to measure them). 

Outside of school I spend my free time helping young sales students at my college increase their professionalism and sales skills as a part of a student organization I am on the board of. 

Move forward on new contract, sell old house for a tax free profit of $100k-$140k.Anyone care to share an objective opinion on what to do?

At the end of the day - I need to look at it objectively.

I have a Ford E350 van with tools organized into tool boxes by trade or type of repair.