For color on what's what though, check out The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods.

Their color and sex has nothing to do with whether they are good or bad, so you shouldn't bother mentioning it.You failed in your screening.

Updated hVAC lines (insulated flex duct), built a raised Garden (later adding a shed pulled from an other project 5 doors away that I acquired and sold Wholesale).

Mice will eat electrical wiring, duct work, drywall, nest in just about everything and be non-paying tenants residing in your roof and walls.

And then you are simply competing on price, since you have nothing unique about your propertySpend $30 more and paint a wall a bold color, or $20 dollars on a quart of paint and make the front door pink.  

You want someone who passes with flying colors.

I’m mainly looking for gray or tan colors.

-I plan to put a furnace in each unit which requires the duct work (central air).

Just giving the OP color on lenders

You can imagine the colorful words that came out of my mouth.