When you are done, consider painting with "haint blue".

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Relative to zip codes, it seems I've received a lot of mixed reviews about the market economics of 38127 (blue collar, crime ridden, too many 3/1's etc.).  

If you are going from a darker to lighter color, it may take a second or third coat in the areas that there is writing. 

This carpet was close enough to the hall and other bedrooms but far closer than the blue it was when I bought it. 

You're on the hook if the tenant skips out on paying the contractor, you're on the hook if the hot tub is improperly installed and floods the unit, you're the one who has to repaint the entire house when they decide that yellow, blue, and orange walls are awesome and then move out in 3 months. 

I'd recommend a darker color for a rental unit because even with low staining, the lighter colors will stain or become very hard to clean if say coffee or red wine are left on the surface too longer.

The area is in between a C/C+ (blue collar tenant base/SSI/disability fixed income) Current deferred maintenance is, parking lot (original, needs repaved)$30k replacement job, 2 original boilers (replacement cost $13k x 2= $26k, windows are mostly all original, all need replaced eventually ($40k) & about 50% of the roof has been replaced.

@Alex L.The fact that you're completely anonymous and James is baring it all, shirtless and painted blue in his profile pic, really does speak volumes.

@Arn CenedellaMy mom @Rhonda Blue has had her properties with Dietrich Rentals for over 3 years now!.