All Forum Posts by: Matt T.

The front color is Sherwin Williams Greenblack (SW 6994). It turned out a little darker that I had hoped for, but it does look much better and very clean. Will repair the concrete sidewalk to the front porch, had discussed planting some shrubs out front but still undecided on exactly what we're going to do with that.

Apologies for the delay, but here are before and after shots of the paint colors:

Thanks for all of the advice. Since this is an older thread, we actually started painting the exterior last week and are finishing touch-up today and tomorrow. In the end we decided to go with a dark grey for the wood and brick to try and contrast the white and try and hide as many imperfections as possible (as there were many). I'll post some pictures here in a few days once the exterior is done. I'm not thrilled with how the choice turned out, but it does look much better than it did before.

A little more background, we'r rehabbing this as a rental property in what I would describe as a "C" neighborhood. There are no historic preservation regulations, but most of the houses were built in the 20's and 30's. It is in an inner city neighborhood in Oklahoma City within a mile of some nice, up-and-coming districts where houses are selling for $250-350k, but houses in this neighborhood are still pretty distressed and usually sell for $60-120k. We're doing a complete interior and exterior renovation to get the house in good shape, but the idea we went with on this one is "simple and clean" (and cheap!) so that we could get a good renter in place and hope the neighborhood continues to improve. If it does, we will probably do nicer renovations to the house in the future as rents (hopefully) improve.

Thanks for all of the well wishes. I close on my first SFH rental in inner city OKC tomorrow, looking forward to starting rehab later this week. Depending on how this one goes I might be in the market for another rental in a couple of months.

My contractor is visiting the house on Thursday, I'll check on the possibility to get rid of the 4 windows and just have a wider window or two upstairs.

An overhang on the front steps to match the look of the one over the window on the right is a great idea, I'll take a look at the costs and see how feasible it is.

Thanks for the advice Kristin! I'll look on Pinterest and Houzz for ideas on craftsman exterior paint colors, and take some drives around the neighborhood to get ideas from other nearby homes. The biggest problem is that I see few homes with different colors on each floor's exterior, but I'm sure with some research I'll find some examples that may inspire ideas.

Welcome to BP Gayla! I'm in OKC and working on my first couple of buy-and-hold properties. Good luck in your investing!

I'm under contract to buy a fixer-upper in a historic neighborhood, and can't figure out what would be best for exterior paint colors and general curb appeal. I'll be ripping out the overgrown shrub, replacing the upper windows and installing a new door. I'll also be scrapping and repainting all of the exterior trim, and at least the lower level brick. The lower level is painted brick, while the upper is vinyl siding. I don't really want to replace the siding since it's in decent shape, but could I paint it to help the house stand out? Any ideas on different paint colors between the upper and lower floors? Below are a couple of pictures showing the front in low/high light situations. Thanks!

Thanks Deborah! I've looked at a couple of houses over in the Youngs/Englewood area as well. You're right, there are some great deals over there right now, and the area has some amazing potential in the next 5-10 years.

@Rhett Tullis Thanks! I definitely agree about the area, I think it has enourmous potential in the next 10 years are more people look to live closer to downtown.