If it is NOT a condo (i.e. land is held in common), then the HOA probably just puts restrictions on stuff like paint colors, roofing material, etc in the CCNR.If you own your land fee simple, then in most places you own to the middle of the street.  

I've been impressed with Adam Davis' private money blog here at BP. http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/862-ultimate-private-moneyWell, certainly colorful and a real go get'm approach that sounds good, but it's a train wreck waiting to happen in some aspects...reading between the lines like call your regulators and they won't care....right....Are we talking guru here?

check out pintrest. you can find all colors that have a grey base. saves you the headache of picking colors yourself.

Happy to provide any further color and also looking to partner with investors on a larger 100+ unit offmarket portfolio we have been working on shaking loose. 

And the slumlords on BP show their true colors.

gunstock is the all time tip,selling color, so somewhere there...but a little gray and a little distressed should be fine and would look great.

If the kitchens and bathrooms work , dress them up , thats all .

Try to decorate the place nicely and in colors.

I didn't do a great job of explaining the situation in my original post but added some color in a follow up post. 

He has built an empire telling people how the sky is often blue in color and how it can turn grey every now and then.