Do I Need to Paint Before Selling My House?

Putting your home up for sale is a big decision that leads to a long to-do list. When exploring how to enhance your property’s marketability, you might wonder: Do I need to paint before selling my house, or can I skip this step? The short answer is, if you’d like to get the maximum price for your home (who wouldn’t?), then you’ll definitely want to invest in fresh paint prior to putting your house on the market. Let’s talk more about why this is the case. 

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Do I Need to Paint Before Selling My House?

When touring properties, recently painted homes are likely to be more attractive to prospective buyers for a few key reasons:

• Crisp, modern paint will allow those interested in buying the property to envision themselves in the space as it is, instead of being uncertain about how it will look after a transformation through refreshed paint.
• It will also save the new owners a tremendous amount of time, money and energy. It’ll enable them to move in right away rather than having to coordinate and wait for painters before transferring their furnishings or belongings — or going through the process of moving these things out of the way for painting to take place.

While these may seem like small matters, they can actually have a very significant impact. In fact, having painters in prior to selling can increase a home’s price by several thousand dollars, providing a great incentive for the answer to “do I need to paint before selling my house?” to be affirmative.
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The value to be gained here is evidenced by our client Katie expressing that she would’ve been willing to pay at least $30k more for her Murraysville, PA home, if the previous owners had arranged for professional repainting to modernize and spruce up the space before she bought it.

Give Your Home a Makeover

At Roman Paint Pros, we love helping Pittsburgh area home and business owners preserve their investments with detail-minded painting. Whether you’re ready to sell a property or you’d like help refreshing a space you plan to hang on to for many more years, look no further than our crew for pristine painting services — both inside and out! 
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Eager to get a quote? Our process begins with setting up a time to see your space in person, so we can assess the amount of work needed and generate the most accurate price estimate (this will be firm unless there’s a major unforeseen circumstance). Reach out at 412-557-2927 to get started!