That's a duct tape approach.

He was not interested in purchasing it but was interested in telling me all the things that he thought were wrong with the property, including the color on the walls (just repainted) and the condition of the wood floors that had just been redone prior to placing it for rent.I'm a cranky old lady and I listened to this nonsense for a while for a while and finally asked him why he wanted me to call him.

You can get a fancy inspection mirror with a swivel head and telescoping handle at the hardware store or car parts store, or on the low dough show, use an old makeup compact with a piece of solid coper wire duct-taped to it. 

I suggest darker colors with lighter highlights, touch up as need.

Think professional, but personable.Watch out for the colors and fonts.

Also, see if the ducting has been replaced for the a/c and what kind if plumbing the home has As you probably know, Tampa is humid and termites can become an issue.

If so, what color?

So you might find a very small niche market of people who like living in what resembles a ginormous corrugated boxes stacked on top of each other, but 90% of your renter pool isn't look for that, no matter what trendy color you paint it.3) Construction and Maintenance. 

Once you start denying for this crime or that crime, a tenant could say that you denied based on their color, for example.

William Bannister is absolutely correct.Here's some examples of tax sale properties that I've seen:bottom of man-made lakeside of cliff 50 feet tallArmy bombing rangeExpired land lease for river front cottage totalled by flood 30 years agoExpired lease for TV tower pre-cable, that was already removed from propertyLand only with building owned by another party who had pre-paid their lease for 30 years, so if you bought you would start collecting rent in 3 decades.super fund toxic waste siteAbandoned gas station with leaking under ground tanksAbandoned steel millhouse with only 3 walls as the rear wall collasped into back yardhouse on city demolistion listStrip of land 2 feet wide, left over from road widening projectLandlocked residual land from highway projectAbandoned QuarryAbandoned junk yard, various colored ground stains from antifreeze, gasoline, oil, automitive fluids and metal parts.Slag pileChromnium factoryAbandoned building filled with 55 gallon drums of unknown liquidsRavinesWetlandsFlood waysDrainage ditchesSite with endangered speciesGarbage dumpHave a nice day!