I think the choice of cabinets depends on several factors such as lighting, overall type of rehab you're doing (contemporary or historic) and most of all the budget.

We provide the best product for the same price as everyone else, and that gives us the choice of lots of potential tenants.

No, most tenants have no choice. 

Keeping equity in the deal is a personal choice, but if you can pull out some equity and buy another property it might be a great option to scale up.

To scrape and re-paint that siding the right way is going to cost you an arm and a leg, likely cheaper to replace with a product color of your choice.

Most buyers ask for a termite letter, and it's not that expensive.Two choices:1.

This may sound extreme but they're choices (ethical or business?)

The idea is that if you're asleep in a basement bedroom, and a fire is outside your bedroom door, you need a window that you can get out (and maybe equally important, that a firefighter with full gear can get in).

Would you recommend paneling or drywall, and what factors need to be considered when making this choice?

Portland’s proposed “low barrier” criteria (which is a choice to accept, but not a requirement) in regard to criminal background aligns with feds ruling on disparate impact.