Paint if you are doing it yourself and if the house really NEEDS it (severely cracked paint, exposed wood). Same with carport. I prefer to sell things as is because nearly everything you do will not return as much as it costs, and you are then doing what you like and not what the new owner might prefer. If anything, give an allowance for such things. There are numerous articles bragging about how you get a 80% return after spending 100% on improvements. And this is supposed to be good???

Not all realtors communicate very well, and the showing realtor may have never even talked to your realtor. I would have a flyer there at the property clearly discussing these allowances so you don't have to rely on 2nd hand accountings.

Now if your market make things nearly impossible to sell, then maybe do some enhancements to have your home stand above. Of course with the allowances, it would be priced essentially lower than "market". You could price out the work with a contractor and pay out of earnest money for any work done before closing if they want a finished product. Or have the money for them at closing so they can do it themselves. Best of both worlds.