My mom had to move out of her house this past spring.
It was put on the market but the only offers were real low ball offers from investors. There were a good number of showings, and the most frequent feedback was, “we just don’t want to do that much work, we want something more move in ready.”
Took it off the market and doing some rehabbing and updating. Refinishing the hardwood floors, new kitchen cabinet doors, etc.
One task has been to remove wallpaper in one and get rid of plum colored paint in the other.
My thought was to make the walls look nice and leave them primered. Leaving the color choice and last coat to the new owners. What if they don’t want some neutral non offensive color we pick?
My wife feels pretty strongly that I’m crazy and that the job should be finished, probably with some light gray paint.
@Matthew Childs Paint them a nice neutral off white. Your logic is sound, unfortunately most buyers struggle with envisioning the final product.
The logic may be sound but is not correct, you need to paint the walls, not just primer them. Primer only walls is an unfinished item and you only have one shot at a first impression for buyers/renters. Dont skip this task, it is not much more to finish that portion of the job. Use a very light color like off whites, very light grays, or light earth tones. Keep it simply to appease the general eye.
Rental Property Investor · Richardson, TX · Member since 2019 · 120 posts · 82 votes
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@Matthew Childs finish the walls. Most people are not good at visualizing the “after” effect of remodeling. Get it done so they can see the finished product.