My very first meeting with lenders, I had mapped various sample financial deals (one for each lender) from the biggerpocket.com calculator, printed them in pdf color and showed the lender that I had an understanding/command of certain business terms (cash on cash, IRR, ...etc). 

It's a condo built in the 70s that needs some framing, drywall work, flooring, cabinets hung, bathroom surround tiled, electrical outlets replaced (because it's dumb when they're all different colors), & doors hung.

Even for rentals I like to make them real nice to attract the cream of the crop tenants and separate my units from the rest.

I personally like the tile you have pictured but something with a bit of color could work too

I wouldn't blame the tenant but what I would do is paint the mailbox (and the post holding it up) a random color so if somebody hits it and the paint rubs off it will be easier to figure out who is at fault (as the paint will likely rub on the car that ran into it). 

So I went with a darker color.

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For example specified by region and sun exposure so paint colors are relevant to the space.

Sure you can paint a wall, just run the color past me so I know I can paint over it easily if you leave.

The rock is a black and dark gray color, not appealing.