Quick & dirty cabinet painting in a rental
Elizabeth
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Selling a rental house, needing a complete overhaul
Comments (23)It is very hard for people who need a starter or step-down home in that price range to find a move-in ready unit. Your basic goal should be immaculately clean and in good repair, even if that means modest fixtures and finishes. There will always be prospective buyers who expect champagne on a beer budget, but save any splurges for show for a few unexpected touches like suggested........better hardware on the cabinets, or a more blingy light or faucet. I think you are heading in the right direction with your plan. Good vinyl flooring for kitchen and bath, decent laminate for the rest. I like your idea of installing a dishwasher. Don't leave that gap, and of itself is a big hit with a buyer for the money. There's nothing wrong with leaving curtains out of the equation, other than to perhaps provide privacy when it's on the market. I put up new blinds to all the windows when I sold a little 'extra' house in town, but made sure that they were all up and the rooms bright before any showings. I figured it removed any decorating bias to lookers, kept passers-by from scoping out the house for theft or vandalism, and provided a buyer with some sort of privacy until they could install curtains of their own choiceif they wanted them. If you think windowless looks too austere, just pop up a valance in a neutral shade. Keep it bright! Good luck....See MorePainting interior of rental condo
Comments (26)No plans to sell anytime soon. And I am doing updates as vacancies and budgets allow. My first tenant stayed 7 years. Last time I sold a rental it was code to have fluorescents in the kitchen and bath. When I remodeled my kitchen the code was not updated to LED but that has prob. changed now. (Although I do miss the fluorescent box in my kitchen I can see much better with fluorescent and incandescent lighting than I can with LED.) I already know how costly it is to ask my electrician to stick two extra cans in the kitchen because I already asked for two extra cans over the bar area and it was over budget. Priority with the budget is to have a really good paint job. The acoustical ceiling has a lot of discoloration. Next time, the ceiling won't have to be painted I have more to spend on other things. The cost difference is significant between with / without ceiling painting. The painter is asking the the electrical be done before they paint so I can take a look at it. As long as there is a junction box to accept a new fixture I can handle it. But if it is a situation where there is just Romex sticking through the ceiling and the fixture is just screwed to the beams, I won't be able to. There is no acoustical texture in the kitchen. My priority was replacing the track lighting in the living room because it is very dark and it is where you enter the condo. The kitchen is tiny. Painting it a lighter color will help a lot.. But I agree with you, MY WISH LIST: get rid of the acoustical texture, remove the fan that has been recessed into the ceiling in the dining room patch the ceiling and move the junction box back to the level of the ceiling and get a decent dining fixture, install canned lighting over the bar, and kitchen light update. Also getting an HOA compliant metal gate outside at the entrance on to the front deck from the stairs and a security door....See MoreOld links... quick and dirty
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Comments (49)Have you enlisted the help of a good realtor? Every neighborhood is different, but it often does not pay off to invest heavily into cosmetic changes that may not even recoup the cost of the changes when you sell. On the exterior, I would definitely leave that lovely brick alone. It looks like maybe the house could use a good power washing and possibly re-painting trim and/or shutters rather than ruining the brick. When spring comes, make sure the landscaping is neat and tidy and looks well-cared-for. The exterior of the house is quite nice. On the interior, make sure everything is spotlessly clean and repair anything broken. Fresh paint is inexpensive and sometimes can really help. In the kitchen I would take down the valences and leave the rest of the kitchen alone if things are in good condition. The cabinets look nice and I think it would be a shame to paint them. People who buy the property might appreciate the charm of the cabinets as they are or they can paint them if they like. A full remodel of the kitchen would be expensive and often takes a lot longer than you'd expect. I would not throw money and time into a huge kitchen remodel when you really just want to sell the property and make a profit. The number of bedrooms in a house will absolutely impact the resale price. And having only two bedrooms will almost certainly reduce the buyers interested in the property. To me that would be an investment to consider before re-sale. Get quotes for putting the wall back up and talk to a realtor to determine if that investment is worth the money....See Morewritersblock (9b/10a)
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