Would appreciate the experiences of others to inform whether a friend should get their very small unit (less than 50m square) painted internally, prior to listing it for sale via agent.
The pros are - the agent recommends it to help get a better price, current paint is 10 plus years old and some flaking. Not an aesthetically pleasing colour (pale yellow), so fresh neutrals will come up better in photos.
The cons are - the unit will be listed for less than 250k, so forking out 4-5k for the painting is no light undertaking. The owner cannot paint it themselves (interstate) and risk getting caught in a border closure. It's not a high end unit, older complex, dated from the outside.
The unit needs no other work. Owner wants to sell it as a blank slate and is happy to take the cost of painting it off the price in negotiations, knowing that painting can be very personal and people want to paint it to suit their style.
Has anyone not painted their unit or house prior to sale and regretted it? Or have you bit the bullet and were really glad you paid for it up front and it balanced out after settlement?
Cheers
For me - its worth making it look its best - first impressions are important. If it looks like its been looked after buyers are open their wallets more. If it looks like shit buyers will take that on.
Having said that, when I sold my house last month agent told me not to bother as the buyers will want to put their own scheme in to the place.. but I painted it anyway
Didnt paint dads place before selling, still got 85k more than we were asking.