Paint Your Walls | Sell Your House

Everyone likes crisp clean freshly painted walls. Home buyers are no different.

And why is painting your house in order to sell your home so important? How about a major return on investment! According to HomeGain’s Prepare to Sell 2009 national survey, the average price to paint interior walls is $500 to $750, but that increases a home price by an average of $1,500 to $2,000 — which can be a 250 percent return on investment.

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So many home sellers are disappointed to learn the return on home improvements for example adding granite to your countertops may wow potential buyers but you may only get 50% of the investment back when it comes to increase in your homes value. So it’s refreshing to see that a quick lick of paint could actually provide a positive return.

As the article suggests though pick your colors wisely. Always think neutral.