should I take the cabinets to the ceiling?

Here's a thought on my mind, which I thought I'd throw out to the community here--My former college roommate, who is a talented carpenter/cabinet-maker, moved in a year ago as one of my tenants (in my personal unit).

It Might cost a couple hundred dollars, but will be worth it IMO. 

All white cabinets, dark grey granite and dark hardwood floors.

@Michael Borger   cool thanks the unit we stay in has the same cabinets and same sub zero that unit it on the south side with a veranda and a not a straight on view of the ocean like the one we stay in. 

I would say 1 in a hundred thousand would have the discipline to ever achieve this anyway.  

I'm just about to put in some nice cabinets and granite counter tops into my first rental because at some point I will probably move into this house but I am also hoping that it will possibly attract a renter that wont want to destroy my place.

While you could just register a quit claim deed.. if you don't do you due diligence, trying to save a couple hundred dollars  on an attorney overlooking the transaction, may cost you several thousand dollars on the back side.

Once you have done that things will smell better unless there are fixtures that have been damaged too (cabinets), so be on the lookout.

Anyway, the property only had marginal cash flow, but I literally got it for only a few hundred bucks out of pocket.