If you want to sell your home, there are things you need to consider before placing your home on the market. If your walls are dirty, marked up or painted with bold or bright colors, then painting may be necessary. Aside from pricing your home right, a nice paint job will help your home stand out from the competition and sell faster.

Here are 10 things to do to get started:
1. Ask an experienced Realtor’s opinion regarding which room(s) to paint and what color. Reators hear what home Buyers have to say regarding paint colors.
2. Decide on a budget.
3. Decide whether you will be painting the whole house or only a portion or certain rooms.
4. Decide whether you will paint yourself or hire someone.
5. If you will paint it yourself, go to the local hardware store and talk with a staff in the paint department to get price per gallon and how much paint will be needed.
6. If you decide to hire someone, try and get a referral or get a couple of bids. Make sure you get bids using the same kind of paint and the same areas to paint.
7. Neutral warm color for walls is best – dark beige is a first choice, but gray, mocha and other related colors in flat or eggshell (not glossy) are good. Kitchen and bathrooms can be painted using a light glossy paint, but stick to the neutral color.
8. Prepare the room properly with painter’s tape. Cover your carpet or flooring to protect from paint drip or spot.
9. Paint the trim (baseboard or crown molding) white or off-white color that is light gloss.
10. If the ceiling will be painted, paint it at least 2 shades lighter than the wall color. You can mix the wall color (25%) with white paint (75%) to get a contrasting color. The paint should also be flat or egg shell (not glossy).

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