Should I paint my neighbors building

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So...... we are rehabbing a house on a street with some nicely updated homes........except one. There is a small apt building at the end of the street that is in need of a paint job. Do you all think we should offer or ask the owner if we can paint the exterior....to help "bring up the neighborhood." It's brick, two story, maybe 60 ft long. Would it be worth it? I haven't got a quote on it yet. Do you think it would improve the appraisal of our house? Has anyone used this strategy before? Louisville, Ky

Kurt K. · Answer

Some good suggestions here. But looking at the outside, I would hate to see what the inside looks like. It would be good if you guys could meet for coffee and talk shop and go from there. Never know, he might want to sell.

Levi T. · Answer

@David D'Errico I would do what @Joshua D. recommends. See if you can get a heck of a deal for the ugly house, if it don't workout in the end, see if the owner will let you paint it for them. Just don't get yourself in buying up and painting all the houses in the area to try and improve your position.

Brandon L. · Answer

@David D'Errico you might check with the local government offices I have heard of cases where they will buy the supplies if you want to provide volunteer labor.

You could organize a community volunteer event to get the job done fast.

Joshua D. · Answer

@David D'Errico

First step is to contact the owner and see if he wants to sell!  Might get a great deal out of it and get the neighborhood looking better!

Garry C. · Answer

I would start by contacting your neighbor and asking if he has plans to paint it? Let him know you want to schedule and appraisal of your building, but would wait if there are plans for improvement of his building. If not, offer to pay half if he schedules it soon. Depending on cost. If it's reasonable, don't haggle, just offer to pay the whole thing. But I wouldn't start there without first knowing the costs and any existing improvement plans.

David Niles · Answer

Interesting thought but in todays day and age of lawyers, I would think it could open you up to all sorts of legal liabilities.

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