A fresh coat of exterior paint can increase the value of your home, but only if it is done right. Selling a house is a huge undertaking. For some, it may involve doing improvements to their home before advertising it on the market. When selling a house, some believe that giving a fresh coat of paint in the interior is an easy way to liven up drab rooms or to make rooms look more spacious. That’s true. However, the importance of an exterior paint job can’t be overlooked.
Curb Appeal
Curb appeal is an important design factor to a home resale. New exterior paint adds visual appeal and creates a positive first impression for potential homebuyers. It may increase the market value of your home of up to 200% plus resale recovery.
If you can’t afford to paint the entire house or if you do not have enough time to finish an exterior painting project, you can instead paint the trim, gutters or window sills to add curb appeal to your home.
Interior Painting
Painting the interior of your home increases its value when it’s time to sell. In order to make your house more appealing, painting the interior walls with neutral colors is recommended. Neutral colors such as white, tan, cream, and beige provide a blank canvas for potential homebuyers.
A fresh interior paint job will also cover up paint chips, door dings, and dirty marks that have accumulated on the walls over time. A new coat of paint modernizes/updates your home. On the other hand, outdated paint colors negatively affect the overall appeal of your real estate property.
Quality of Paint Job
Potential homebuyers will appreciate it once they find out that you’ve worked hard to maintain your home. Painting your house increases its value and makes the property worth more at resale provided the paint job is of high quality.
Conversely, paint spills and drips, brush marks, including uneven coats of paint will decrease the visual appeal of your home, thus decreasing its value. So make sure that the exterior and interior paint jobs are finished with professional results.
Market Competition
Painting your house will make it stand out in a competitive market. A fresh paint job makes your house more appealing than the rest. Some homebuyers don’t have extra disposable income available to spend on home improvements. A fresh paint job will reduce the overall expenses that a buyer would have to spend in connection with the home purchase.
Conclusion
Selling a house is a profitable venture for a homeowner. You can maximize your profits on a home sale by increasing the value of the house with exterior and interior painting. Paint is a comparatively inexpensive way to modernize a home, making it worth more when the time to sell comes.
Whether you are selling your home or not, you may need the services of WA house painters. PaintGunners serve different areas in the state of Washington such as Kirkland, Bellevue, Mukilteo, Bothell, Edmonds, Redmond, Mill Creek. Everett, and Snohomish. Questions? Call us at (206)9308885 or click here to get a free quote.
