Should I Paint the Interior of STR?

[Bryan S.]

Hi Everyone,

I recently purchased a 4bed-2.5bath pool home close to the beach on Florida's Gulf Coast.

The current decision I'm working on is should I paint the interior of the house. It is currently a bunch of various bright / florida-ish colors. Similar airbnbs do well with grey colors. But I'm thinking of keeping it the bright colors to stand out.

The paint is in good condition - just unique colors. Also if I do paint it I've read keeping it all the same color can be boring.

Also debating going with professionals at $4.5K or taskrabbits which would come out to $1.5k-$2k.

Thanks!

Bryan

[Scott K.]

If you're new to renting out airbnbs, you should probably find a contractor and work with him on a consistent basis. Should be cheaper than professionals, more expensive than taskrabbit, but you need a good handyman relationship to deal with problems.

As for painting - it could help you stand out, or it could make people gag. Usually you want to offend as few people as possible with an airbnb. Bright colors and looking strange won't make you earn more money. Perhaps your location could see it as a benefit, maybe some coastal, beach area, but in most areas it won't do you any favors to stand out.