They have smoked the RE crack and are on a binge-laden high that they will regret;2.

With the walls/trim taken care of, i could see how everything else (fixtures, appliances, etc) should compliment the light/ dark contrast.

This, by the way, is never any kind of data to use when it comes to purchasing a property but it could give you a stab-in-the-dark guess at what the market value of the discussion property might be. 

I've heard that doing a quit claim deed can nullify the title insurance that has been in place since we purchased this 13 years ago, but mostly in the dark about how to execute this document so that's the I's are dotted & t's are crossed properly once it goes to the county recorders office.

Title search, legal/lender fees, RE taxes and insurance, possible realtor fees, smoke certificates, lead paint, etc?

The topless guy that chain smokes with a bottle of bud all day on his porch. 

For instance, since we were renting rooms in our area, we needed to have more smoke detectors than otherwise was needed.

They're too dark.  

Simple Bar PullBrass pulls on dark grey or navy blue cabinets, or nickel on white is guaranteed to impress a potential tenant.

I'm up in Fort Collins and unless you can find a smoking deal, you're really banking on appreciation and tenant paying down the note, unless you have a ton a capital.