Orlando, FL · Member since 2009 · 2k+ posts · 282 votes
They just finished repainting the interior of the house. The old paint color was grey, and they told me it was technically "earth smoke or technically "earth smoke" and they would match it with that color. They recommended going with the same color (earth smoke) to better conceal up the repatched drywall, so I did. Otherwise I would have gone with navajo white or one of the other colors mentioned here. I just went over there, and the interior has more of a yellowish tinge to it now, although it is not exactly yellow. Is this something to be concerned about, in terms of renting, or is any light color considered "acceptable", or only white? Unfortunately I don't have a photo of the paint color to post here. I would hate to have to pay hundreds of $ a week or two from now to repaint just to be able to rent it out. :roll:
Real Estate Investor · Amarillo, TX · Member since 2008 · 547 posts · 214 votes
16y
Unless its a high dollar rental renters could generally care less. I often peek in windows and such of rentals in my rental house area, half the time the walls arent even all one color or not fully painted, and its not the best neighborhood but theres worse in this town! Atleast my rentals are all one color and new nice paint!
-Scott
Orlando, FL · Member since 2009 · 2k+ posts · 282 votes
16y
Originally posted by Scott Ricenbaw:
Unless its a high dollar rental renters could generally care less. I often peek in windows and such of rentals in my rental house area, half the time the walls arent even all one color or not fully painted, and its not the best neighborhood but theres worse in this town! Atleast my rentals are all one color and new nice paint!
-Scott
It's a 3/2 house that should rent for between 1000 - 1100/mo.
It's definitely not a highbrow neighborhood, but it's not bad either.
Orlando, FL · Member since 2009 · 2k+ posts · 282 votes
16y
Come to think of it, in my own years of renting apts before buying my own place, my main concern was always the location and the price of the rent. I never really gave much thought to the interior or the color scheme.
"Yellowish" should be OK. A lot of the antique whites are yellowish, and that's always a good choice of color for rentals.
If you don't like the way it looks, you can dress it up with crisp white trim and that won't cost nearly as much as repainting.
Tenants get tired of rental white walls, so any color at all is often a plus.
For future, if you have a Columbia Paints in your area, their antique white is exceptionally nice. It's not yellow, but rather the color of pancake batter. It hides dirt better than white and viewers often comment on what a nice color it is.
Real Estate Investor · North Carolina · Member since 2008 · 1k+ posts · 483 votes
16y
Antique white is great for rentals (with crisp white trim to set it off as P NW says). But be careful, the tint can vary from Lowes to Sherwin Williams to even whether you buy a one gallon or five gallon container!