Top 5 Tips for Painting a Rental Property

How to get Started when Painting a Rental

How to Simplify the Process of Repainting Your Rental Property

Repainting the interior of your rental property doesn’t have to be complicated. There are ways you can get it done faster, simpler, and cheaper than you ever could imagine. 

Here are five tips to help you get started:

1) Choose Neutral Colors

A fresh coat of paint won’t matter if you choose ugly colors that future tenants won’t like on the walls. For this reason, neutral colors are the safest colors to choose for the walls of your rental property. These would be colors like off-white, tan, beige, and gray.

These are not vibrant or noticeable colors, so no one should have a problem with them. They also blend well with just about any decor the tenant brings into the home, especially the furniture.

2) Choose an Easy-to-Clean Paint Finish

The number one reason that walls get dirty is because of children and pets. Your walls will regularly get dirtied, stained, and scuffed because they will touch them almost daily.

Therefore, you need a good paint finish to simplify cleaning the stains, dirt, and scuffs from your walls. Otherwise, you’ll need to keep painting them more often than you’d like.

Here are the paint finish options available:

• Matte – Great for covering up cracks and patches in walls and ceilings.
• Eggshell – Leaves a non-glossy finish that is easy to wash, but it does show the flaws on the surface.
• Satin – Leaves a mild-gloss finish and reveals paint application markings, such as brush strokes. Better for moist or moderate traffic environments.
• Semi-gloss – Perfect for most walls in your home because it is a durable, radiant, and easily washable finish.
• Hi-gloss finish – The most vibrant and durable finish for withstanding high moisture and high traffic environments. It’s also very easy to wipe away stains and debris.

Most tenants won’t like finishes that are too shiny or dull. That is why eggshell or satin finishes are the best choices because they offer a balance of beauty and easiness of cleaning. Even though semi-gloss and hi-gloss are easier to clean, they are also too vibrant for most people’s tastes. 

3) One Paint Color for Everything 

If you don’t want to devote too much time to choosing the best colors for the walls of your rental property, then use the same color on all the walls. And if you own more than one rental property, use the same color for all of them as well.

As a result, you can save time and stress in figuring out the best color and tone options for your walls. A single neutral color would be best to use in this scenario. In addition, you can probably find bigger discounts on high-volume paint purchases when purchasing the same color paint.

4) Choose the Cheapest Paint 

What’s the point of purchasing the most expensive paint if you’re going to cover it up again within a year? 

You might as well purchase the cheapest paint for your walls because the paint will be a recurring expense for you as a landlord. 

5) Don’t Forget the Ceiling

Landlords often neglect their ceilings when painting the interior of their rental properties. But don’t forget that ceilings need to be painted if they are scuffed and dirtied too. Then you can ensure your ceilings look as vibrant and fresh as the walls. 

Another reason to paint the ceilings is if you’re removing or replacing the flooring. It is the perfect time to paint the ceilings because you don’t need to worry about protecting your flooring from paint residue falling on the floor.

In Conclusion

If you follow most of these tips, you should be able to save time and money when repainting the interiors of your rental properties.