Its adhered seams are not as strong as TPOs heat welded seams and EPDM is a black rubber roof with very low emmisivity making it  extremely hot vs. a TPO roof which is energy star rated and highly emissive making it stay cool even in the middle of the summer. 

Black does not go with the color scheme.

We spayed it with black spray paint out of a can, you know, the kind you use for graffiti.

I usually tell new STR owners to have 1 year operating expenses in savings if possible (6 months minimum) for black swan events such as this. 

And if so, are there specific markets or areas that are likely to operate “in the black” (with good returns) on rental alone (including depreciation, etc), if the property is bought in cash?

Keep a denied applicant folder or file cabinet so If they try to say you didn’t rent to them because they were black, handicapped etc. you can cite the reason why which could be as simple as a low credit score. 

-Flooring - LVP (vinyl planking)-Appliances - Black (ideally) or white if need be-Paint - Basic gray or sandstone-Kitchen - Cabinet (white), countertops (vinyl)

Go to Vegas and bet on black... you can double your money with the spin of a wheel (course you could lose it too, so do your own risk analysis!)

It is interesting to note that it is the poor black neighborhoods that are assessed as much as 500% to high when more affluent areas with a higher percentage of whites have reasonable assessments.

My favorite is the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham (Alternates every other month with their other location in Worcester, this is a Waltham month).