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I’m actually not sure. His quote says repainting wall/ceiling and then mentions touch ups in other areas so I assume he’s repainting whole wall? Water damage isn’t terrible. Just water marks in a few areas. I think just needs patching/paint?
Water marks can be repainted rather easily in most cases. Apply a bit of BIN stain killer and then when that dries, touch up with a paint that matches the surrounding area. Shouldn't be a need to repaint the whole room.
Cracks in drywall and/or textured ceilings are a bit more work to repair properly and get it to match and not be detectable.
I paid about $125 to get my forty-year old house ready for sale.
That's how much I paid the cleaners to clean the house.
Walls had nicks and such. I wasn't going to repaint. The buyers might not have liked the colors I picked, besides, my real estate agent said that some buyers view a new paint job as covering up wall or ceiling damage and it makes them suspicious.
I paid about $125 to get my forty-year old house ready for sale.
That's how much I paid the cleaners to clean the house.
Walls had nicks and such. I wasn't going to repaint. The buyers might not have liked the colors I picked, besides, my real estate agent said that some buyers view a new paint job as covering up wall or ceiling damage and it makes them suspicious.
This is very true. I feel like, if it’s good enough for me, you can take it or leave it.
We were looking to perhaps buy in Florida, awhile ago. It became very clear that most people are putting lipstick on a pig, and think you won’t notice. Just leave things alone and price it accordingly, because I’m not going to like what you do anyway.
This is very true. I feel like, if it’s good enough for me, you can take it or leave it.
We were looking to perhaps buy in Florida, awhile ago. It became very clear that most people are putting lipstick on a pig, and think you won’t notice. Just leave things alone and price it accordingly, because I’m not going to like what you do anyway.
Interesting perspectives. I've had two situations where elderly relatives passed away and we had to put the houses on the market. There was disagreement among family members about what should be done to get the houses ready to put on the market. Any work done on both of the houses was done by family members. On one of the houses, bedrooms were painted. They had not been painted in around 40 years and the last job was kind of sloppy with drips on the woodwork.
My opinion is I would do work that adds curb appeal, but I would not spend money unless I thought the investment would increase the value more than the investment. I question whether a $2,000 paint job would increase the sales value of a house by that amount.
[quote][quote=villageidiot1;66634038]Interesting perspectives. I've had two situations where elderly relatives passed away and we had to put the houses on the market. There was disagreement among family members about what should be done to get the houses ready to put on the market. Any work done on both of the houses was done by family members. On one of the houses, bedrooms were painted. They had not been painted in around 40 years and the last job was kind of sloppy with drips on the woodwork.
My opinion is I would do work that adds curb appeal, but I would not spend money unless I thought the investment would increase the value more than the investment. I question whether a $2,000 paint job would increase the sales value of a house by that amount.
"Value" is in the eye of the beholder. Most buyers are very fickle and not very rational when it comes to buying decisions... although they would argue otherwise. The "fairer sex" is particularly susceptible to this phenomenon.
Additionally, some people have ZERO ability to visualize changes that might be made. For example, a room that is painted an atrocious color will completely turn some people off to a particular house. Likewise, something like ugly furniture or messy/unkept rooms will turn a lot of people off to a house even though the housekeeping/cleanliness has nothing to do with the physical condition of the house. Poor paint selection and/or messy housekeeping can cost sellers tens of thousands of dollars in the market value of their home and prevent many potential buyers from even considering the house at ANY price.
The converse of this is also true. Cleaning up a house and spending a relatively small amount on judicious painting can add market value FAR in excess of the financial cost of the work.
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