I’ve faced similar situations like this due to my tenants having different taste in colors, countertops, floorings, etc.

Estimate Repair Cost for Baltimore City, Maryland Exterior CarpentryMetricRetail (Fix & Flip)Rental (Buy & Hold)Porch railingPer 6’ section120120Replace bandboardPer 12’ section550550Replace clapboardPer board foot$5-10$5-10Wood porchper square foot$ 25 +up $25+up$ 25 +up $25+upReplace porch supporteach$75 – 100$75 – 100Replace wood trimper linear foot$4$4Concrete WorkSidewalks (4 ft wide)per linear foot$40$40Stairsper stair$60$60Driveways (8 ft wide)per linear foot$275$275Concrete porchper square foot$ 25 – 30$ 25 – 30Retaining wallper square foot face$40$40Brick Tuckpointingper linear foot$10$10Painting – ExteriorScraping, prepping, primer, paintper square foot$2$2Minor prep, paintper square foot$ 1 - 1.50$ 1 - 1.50Paint Foundationper square foot$1.50$1.50Siding (installed with insulation and wrapping)Vinyl, stock colors, medium gradeper square$250$250Additional Storiesper square additional$50$50HardieboardPer square$425n/aReplace missing sidingper linear foot$5$5Aluminum Wrapper linear foot$10$10RoofingTear off and disposalper square per layer$100$100New deckingper 4 x 8 sheet$ 40 – 50$ 40 – 50New fiberglass shingles (dimensional)per square$200$200Each additional story after 1stper square$503 tab shingles instead of dimensionaljobN/A-$200Soffit repairPer linear foot$4$4

Monday morning busride, I am the dealer of the finest starbursts on the bus route, all colors and flavors.

If it's in better shape, leave it for now and paint the just the soffit only with a matching color.

He complained "there's no money int he streets" so I drew him a map of a few, and he responded "this isn't in the color ink I want!"

Using good grammar, spelling and adding a colorful description of yourself, be specific and make some friends.This site is excellent, and you can connect with people that you can talk to, email, call or meet. 

I tend not to like the idea of letting them "pick" colors and materials because I am a control freak when it comes to our budget - lol.

The thing that I found out, is that the simpler the better, and I now hand write every letter and envelop (using aqua color and yellow letter with red ink). 

Once you've done a few renos, you'll know which paint, flooring, colors, fixtures, cabinets, etc. etc. to use.

They checked out with flying colors--Perfect fit.