Rental Units - Best Sheen and color of Paint

[Shaun Palmer]

BP'ers I am getting a few rental units and I am wondering what sheen and color paint landlords are using in their units. I plan on holding the units for 20-30 years and want to make the best of them. Currently we are using the same color for all units (flat Valspar paint, color = Polar Star). The reason we are using this color is because it is easy to paint a line between the trim white and walls and I think it looks great on units. I am curious about using flat vs. a different color sheen. Another item of concern us that the color never covers in one coat and time is money, especially if I am painting the unit myself. I will have to put multiple coats on. Any thoughts to a better paint fit one coat coverage? Feel free to add into this post if I am missing anything. I appreciate any feedback. Thanks Shaun