I went back and checked it later and it created quite a hard surface that looks like it could deal with some water better than the unexposed stuff. 

If you have the paint you should be able to blend in the patches as long as the repairs blend with the finished wall surfaces.

Did the previous owner die of a communicable disease that can be transmitted by contact with surfaces such as a carpet?

This would include, hardwood floors, granite counters, stainless appliances, double bathroom sink, open floor plan.I try to combine this with my wants as a landlord which is hard-surface floors and low maintenance everything.A couple examples, we use a lot of wood-grain vinyl.

A car does not normally leak oil (this is the year 2016, not 1951), and in any case oil does not belong on any surface (certainly not where there's foot traffic).

Surfaces were not wiped and there was cat hair everywhere (no pets were allowed.)  

Some of the fibers were blue through and through but a lot of fibers just had the paint on the surface so it's looks a little better despite the carpet also now being shorter in that area.

That is the core of the real estate business.It is true that sometimes tenants who look good on the surface turn out to be bad.

Just be sure to dive in to the specifics of both before making a decision because of how it may look on the surface.

Rub all the exterior cabinet surface (and island) to clean and degloss the cabinets (your handy tenants, like mine, turn out to be not so much --in the end)...