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DJ Cespedes
  • Attorney
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Shades of Gray for Rental Property

DJ Cespedes
  • Attorney
  • Oakland, CA
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Hey BP Fam,

I just purchased a property that consists of a main house and a detached studio in the back. For now, I plan to live in the main house and rent the studio out right away. In the next year or two, I will move out of the main unit and rent that one out as well. So it will be a full on rental property. 

That said, I am currently deciding which color to paint both units. As of now, I am thinking that I will paint the kitchen, bathrooms, trim, and ceilings a Swiss Coffee White (Kelly Moore) and paint the living area and bedrooms walls a light shade of Gray. 

I picked up some samples of "Gray Ghost" and "San Francisco Fog" from Kelly Moore. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with these shades and can share some input and/or pics. Im also happy to get any recs on shades you believe may be better. I want a light gray that will open up the space and match  the floors, which will be a light sand-oak color (https://www.lumberliquidators.com/ll/c/Sandbridge-Oak-Engineered-Vinyl-Plank-Flooring-CoreLuxe-EVPSB5/10041438). 

Look forward to getting your thoughts. Thanks! 

DJ 

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Cooper Marcus
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Francisco, CA
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Cooper Marcus
  • Rental Property Investor
  • San Francisco, CA
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I've been hearing good things about grey colors in rentals recently. I'm rehabbing a couple apartments currently - I'm going to paint them all white (not Swiss Coffee, I think that color is now old-fashioned) with white kitchen cabinets and grey kitchen counters. 

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