$8K Paint Estimate?!

[Mitch Rice]

Hey everyone,

My wife and I are working out the budget on our first rehab and are taken aback by the paint quotes. Everywhere we read says we should be paying a max of $2 per square foot for interior and around $1.5 for exterior. The below quote from a painter came in at $8800. Painting kitchen cabinets is included, but for the exterior only the front needs to be painted as the rest is vinyl siding. 

A second painter estimated $8200. 

The house is a 3/2 split level that's approx. 1600 square feet. There aren't any unique characteristics about this house that I know of that would cause it to be more expensive to paint.

Am I missing something?

Walls

all walls throughout the home... including closets and garage walls.

Wall paper removal in bathroom, kitchen, master bathroom.- should come of walls ?

Prime over and prep wallpaper in dinning room.

Mud and sand all nail pops, holes...

2- coats of Sherwin Williams Satin Finish

Ceilings

Family room ceiling- prime water stains, paint.

Back bedroom ceiling- paint.

Basement ceiling- patch holes and paint.

Garage ceiling- paint

Cabinets

Kitchen Cabinets- Prime, sand, caulk all seams, paint.

Trim

- all trim throughout the house

Prime, sand, caulk all seams, paint.

All doors to be sprayed with paint. Approx. 12 doors

Paint interior of front door trim color

Exterior of Home

Power wash vinyl siding (sides and back)

Paint front body, trim , front door, wrought iron hand rails.

Power wash deck, stain with a clear coat stain/sealer