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Selling your home in Beaverton Oregon: Don't Paint Yourself Into A Corner

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Real Estate Agent with eXp Realty LLC 200311024

House PaintYou are the seller that wants to sell your home for the most amount of money and in the least amount of time, correct? Well, then there are a few things you need to do to ensure that this happens.>

Make the home move-in ready! When you go to look for a home are going to look for a home that is move-in ready or do want one that needs paint, carpet and tile to be put in prior to you moving in? Neither does the buyer of your home.

I've heard sellers tell me that they don't want to paint their home. "We live here and this is the paint we like!" I usually have to tell them that they need to have a disconnect from their home. They need to treat it like an investment instead of the place they live. I've had one owner come down in price over $30,000 over a $1500 exterior paint job and the same thing has happened with interior paint. Was it worth it to keep the paint color that they loved in that living room for another 5 months? NO!

The buyers said the main reason that they didn't offer earlier was do to the paint. They could have possible got a full price offer had they used a neutral color instead of Forest Green for the outside of their home or in the case of the interior paint Salmon pink.

Not only did the price decrease by $30,000 they paid another $7760.00 in mortgage payments. So talk to your real estate agent about suggestions to get your home sold fast and for top dollar.

FIND OUT YOUR HOMES VALUE TODAY

 

Comments(9)

David Swierczynski
Retired - Antioch, IL
RETIRED

Todd,

That's some solid advice there especially with all the DIY television that promotes far out color palettes.

Cheers,

David Swierczynski

May 22, 2007 07:36 PM
Bob & Carolin Benjamin
Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ
East Phoenix Arizona Homes

Oh yes, you gotta love the purple bedrooms and mint green baths. ;-)

Carolin Benjamin
Bob and Carolin Benjamin
The Benjamin Team
Keller Williams Integrity First Realty
Gold Canyon Arizona

May 22, 2007 07:40 PM
Kaushik Sirkar
Call Realty, Inc. - Chandler, AZ
These tips are even more important in strong buyer's markets - and many of the markets in the country fall in this category right now!
May 22, 2007 07:50 PM
Chuck Dellorto
Coldwell Banker - Serving INDIANA & ILLINOIS - Highland, IN
"Talk To Chuck"
Todd, thanks for the tips. I will add them to my list.
May 22, 2007 08:34 PM
Blue Ridge Ga Real Estate >> Real Property in Blue Ridge Georgia
United Country Landmasters - Ellijay, GA
Great Tips... Thanks Todd
May 22, 2007 10:10 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel
In this market sellers can use all the tips available. When people want to sell a used car, they spend hours cleaning and detailing and yet when it is the house, some do not do much.Please read my post "Sellers  can spend a couple of hundred dollars..' I have some tips in there.Thank you.
May 22, 2007 10:50 PM
Paula Paquin
Exit realty Optimum - Halifax, NS

Todd, I was at a listing appointment this week and their living room was bright green, dining room - bright orange and bathroom was chocolate brown.  I told them that paint is worth a couple of dollars in the can, but THOUSANDS on the wall.  They plan on painting this week end! What happened to neutral colors?

Thanks for the tips!

May 22, 2007 11:29 PM
Nalliah Thayabharan
Expert Building Inspections Ltd - Markham, ON
Home Inspector - Commercial Building Inspector Toronto

Hi Todd !

I would post a blog about this, but you did it, so I will save my time on that

Nalliah Thayabharan

Commercial and Residential Building Inspector

Expert Building Inspections Ltd

May 22, 2007 11:48 PM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon

Thank youone for your comments. Now if we can just get the sellers to listen.

 

Todd

May 23, 2007 12:04 PM