Would I want to make sure that I had a some mixed patterns in there (or just straight black) that could mask whatever a tenant might accidentally do that results in a stain? 

Is the more than 4 unit rule that black and white?

Who fixes the black top?

Funds like Black Rock don't care about the price today or the income.

Come on guys, as investors we're inherently egotistical proud monsters... you know a cow with black and white dollar signs all over it with the words "cash cow" land lord, investing like a BOSS, or "I got 99 house problems but they all make money" with the same BP logo on the front or back would sell a ton more BP T-shirts and would be a lot more attention grabbing. 

A few days later, she formally accused me of discrimination with the government housing people.The upstairs lady was black and a single mother with three children.The downstairs lady (complaint filer) is white and a single mother with three children.For the record, I'm a white guy.Uhm, huh..?

Black and darker colors blend a little better, IMO.

We have a dog (black lab) and just had carpet scrubbed and shampooed this week (carpet is about 4 yrs old). 2 days later (to allow plenty of time) I came back and discovered that the carpet smells like wet dog.

Pot calling the kettle black sir. ;)

I understand your point, but I'm not on board with the logical leap that AirBnB = Building a Holiday Inn.Planning commissions do zoning to contain commercial activity, but it is often used by entities with vested interests to create barriers to entry and restrict competition.Further - Taking actions like banning AirBnB only creates a black market - similar to what's happening with STR's in New York.I'm not trying to make the point that there should be no zoning ... only to say that there are more factors at play than most people recognize.