BUT it didn't deter me...... we have no $$$ of our own..... we buy/hold, my husband has a great job prospect, so I had to be patient.... as our rentals build equity, as he moved up in the world...we collect our property.some we made work...forced to rent our our primary that is in boston (cash cow now)live in flip in a new construction in military town (only one that sold quickly b/c it was neutral)commercial retail shop (complete shot in the dark, cheaper than SFR, and it was $$$ and management FREE!)

This assumes "cash flow neutral" and does not take into account depreciation benefit, etc.

If so, is there anyway to treat the floors to neutralize the smell?  

My mom was neutral. 

I always like eye-catching neutral colors.

.), painting over interior exposed brick around the fireplaces, neutral colored carpeting instead of the stained pastel blue carpeting, painting honey brown cabinetry white, replacing beat up brass light fixtures with inexpensive nickle or chrome fixtures, etc...

Neutral: Sometimes the floors on a slab are cold.Negatives: See comments above!

The property was cash flow neutral at purchase and has apricated several hundreds of thousands of dollars since its purchase 4 years ago. 

So it’s professionally managed by a 3rd party “neutral” property manager?

Instead tell them "I'm looking for neutral tones, hardy material, and this budget...what are my options?"