Making your property stand out (or not)

[Dustin Beam]

So I'm under contract on three fourplexes. I'm planning ahead, so hopefully everything goes fine *knock on wood*.

But this is applicable in other situations as well. "My" buildings are 3 of 5 identical fourplexes. They are all the same color and all need repainted. One of my first order of business will be to clean up the exterior and paint. My idea (maybe wrongly) is that it will both make "my" buildings more desirable, and put pressure on adjacent building owners to clean them up a bit. Win win for everyone.

Is it advisable to do this in the first place? Should I paint a different color that the current 5? Right now, I think it might be in my best interest to really make "mine" stand out and paint a different color.

Thoughts on this approach?

[Dustin Beam]

@Joe Splitrock, Yea I'd pick a color I think would look nice. Nothing too flashy. The curent buildings are all light gray. So re-painting them light gray would probably not be all that noticeable. But a darker blue-gray might look really nice and make them stand out from the crowd so to speak. There are some other apartments in the area, but they are brick.