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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ask your realtor or a friend with good taste. In certain neighborhoods to get top dollar you need to do it up (but don't renovate first; that's a big mistake) - move out and get more out than you think. Others are so hot it doesn't matter[/quote]

don’t renovate but paint if it needs it[/quote]
Meh. I know that’s the conventional wisdom but I fail to see how fresh paint matters.[/quote]

If you want top dollar, then you don't want potential buyers to come in to the house and start making a list of things that they'll need to do before they move in. A lot of young buyers nowadays don't want to do ANY work, I mean ANY work. Not even paint.[/quote]

There is also a sense of ‘if they couldn’t be bothered to do this, what else couldn’t they be bothered to do?’[/quote]

+1.  Fresh paint is all about the psychology of buying.  Buyers aren't entirely rational and a dingy house in need of paint makes a negative impression on many buyers, even if they don't admit it to themselves.  And even for buyers who plan to renovate, some may want to live in the house for a bit before they start.  A fresh coat of paint (and other small cometic fixes) helps a buyer feel comfortable that they could live in the house if they had to for a short time before beginning renovations.[/quote]

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