I often think about things like the paint, or even holes in the walls, and how focused people seem to be on little stuff like that. I don't care about anything like that. I can technically repaint, even if I hate it. I can repair a hole in the wall faster than I can repaint likely, though it is slightly pricey to buy all the things to do the repairs, you get a lot more off the price usually than the price of the holes.

There is one thing in the kitchen that I do pay a lot of attention to though: what are the counter and cabinets made out of? That cheapo press board that they make kitchens out of too often is worthless. That stuff gets water damage WAY too easy. You can't put that in a rental home without realizing it will likely be destroyed every few years. Of course, many then blame the tenants...and they are kinda responsible...but that stuff is so cheap it's bound to happen. So if I see that stuff in a kitchen I just consider I'll have to replace the entire kitchen within 2 or 3 years at most pretty much.