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?