I enjoy every detail of fixing and flipping very much, from rethinking the layout to choosing the color scheme. 

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in May: Single-family home sales rose 1.0 percent year-over-year, with 8,157 units sold, the second largest one-month sales volume of all time;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes increased slightly from 51 to 52 days;Total property sales edged up 0.6 percent with 9,721 units sold; Total dollar volume increased 2.0 percent to $2.8 billion;The single-family home median price rose 3.4 percent to $243,000, which represents an all-time high;The single-family home average price increased 1.3 percent to a record high of $305,511;Single-family homes months of inventory was flat at a 4.0-months supply, the highest level since last August and equal to the national inventory level;Townhome/condominium sales fell 6.4 percent, with the average price up 2.5 percent to $213,912 and the median price up 3.0 percent to $170,000;Leases of single-family homes declined 1.8 percent with the average rent up 3.7 percent to $1,845;Volume of townhome/condominium leases dropped 22.6 percent with the average rent up 1.0 percent to $1,580.

Without consulting us, she removed the up/down shades we put up because they were the wrong color!

It hasn't been a bed of roses however, I've failed, lost friends, lost time, shafted by countless contractors, lost and ran out of money, and a multitude of other problems, but what one hell of an Ride!!!

Use common interior paint colors as well as the carpet as a way to save money. 

Trulia crime maps  ( used to be convenient but they changed their coloring)2. clrsearch.com - demographics - the have a crime index ( I like this better )3.

I bought a condo in Florida that rose in price during the 1.5 years that I lived there.

When I researched it, I found that if it’s painted, it can’t be painted any color darker than the existing vinyl color in order to avoid warping. 

But, let me color in the discussion from the other side.I've rented in houses for the past 9 years.

I don't like the tile color).You can always file a lawsuit against him for non-performance and get his bonding company involved but this is a long process that may cost you just as much as the cost of repairs in legal fees.