Heck, she already owes for the cleaning and repainting, and there's no deposit.  

You can figure you will repaint the place every few years or at turn over.

@Chan S. my lease reads like this for early termination: Resident may terminate this agreement by doing all of the following: a) Giving Management sixty (60) days written notice, b) Paying all monies due through date of termination, c) Paying an amount equal to the Security Deposit as an Early Termination Fee, d) Returning dwelling in a clean, ready-to-rent condition, and e) Paying a pro-rated portion of expenses for repainting and cleaning based on the ratio of the number of months then remaining in the initial term to the number of months originally in the initial term.  

I would also consider repainting at least some of the rooms to give it division.

Today an agent I hired came to preview and recommended me to repaint the walls before we find new tenant.

Itemized Repairs and Related Losses to get unit back to move in condition: Replace living room blinds – dog chewed up $145.35 Replace bedroom carpet – dog urine $375.89 Patch nail holes, repaint $18.00Total Repair Cost: $539.243.

Now that it's done, there's no sense going back and repainting - instead, I would leave that front door light on to brighten the entrance, at night, during the day, anytime the house is being shown.Another thing I would consider, this house, like many newer homes, screams WELCOME TO MY GARAGE DOOR!  

We just put brand new carpet in the house in addition to repainting. 

Hi Scott,Since shaker white cabinets continue to be incredibly popular and your doors have that squarish shape, I'd repaint them with white oil paint.

Just know it will happen, and expect to repaint/stain it.http://www.lot-lines.com/what-not-to-do-placing-ir...