Could you define what you mean by appreciation?

My advice is clearly define your objectives and then base your decisions on them.  

A partner should have defined roles up front before you run into these issues.

@Steve Rooney Alabaster IS defined as a white, a creamy or warm white, but still a white, just like Ivory is a white...try a different argument.

Well, as a man in my 50's who doesn't participate in social media far be it from me to define a troll post, but a troll post is one that is intended to provoke an emotional response from others. 

“No white paint” is contained “within the four corners of the document”….Alabaster is defined as a white color…the 4 corner doctrine doesn’t help you. 

So unless they are all driving expensive cars and making what they feel is a lot of money - a lot being defined as the same or more than the person they are thinking about (ie. you) they will feel neutral to bad about the expense.

You need to define your needs and pursue those properties specifically.

If you want to flip houses, do tens then hundreds of evaluations on flipping in a particular town or region or area; however you define it.

Ergo, any damages are from the tenant since then.4) "Normal Wear & Tear" is a matter of opinion as hard to define.