Personally, I'm not a big fan of the exterior colour.

Welcome to BP @Kevin Hu - I'm a buy/hold investor in the Pittsburgh area.

Ex: I’ve got mainly ~1100sq ft suited bilevel houses built from ‘60-‘75. ... those are all gonna be okay with the flooring I chose, the paint colour (in and out), cabinets blah blah.

Wow @AJ Hu - 9K to 15K for all this, huh? 

Will you replace the siding with a similar colour and style? 

I've indeed enjoyed interacting with you in the forums before and I always like to read your contributions and I really like what you do.When somebody writes something that is factually incorrect or something that could be misinterpreted, it is always delicate to set the record straight without offending the person and I hate contradicting and offending.

Therefore, they're going to have to address these issues at some point ... they might as well handle it with you and close the deal sooner rather than later.That said, it sounds as though you're in a rather delicate situation. 

Example: in lower end ~ mid range rentals lots of people upgrade flooring and counters and then leave the gross older cream coloured electrical plugs/ switches.

It is a more delicate living arrangement because you are essentially a roommate and a landlord at the same time.  

The states with the better deals get the darker colours.