What to Consider When Painting Your Home's Exterior

by Bill and Aby Brooks, REALTORS® 05/31/2018

Let's face it – your home's exterior needs a serious makeover. Lucky for you, there are many quick, easy ways to transform your home's exterior before you add your residence to the real estate market.

Here are three tips to help home sellers revamp their home's exterior.

1. Choose the Right Color.

Painting your home's exterior serves as a fast, affordable way to enhance your house's curb appeal. However, you'll want to determine the right paint color before you embark on an exterior renovation project. By doing so, you can find a color that is both attractive and practical.

Your home's exterior should help your residence stand out for all the right reasons. Thus, you should try to find a color that complements your home's style. This will enable you to select a color that will draw homebuyers' interest immediately.

For example, using neon pink paint for the exterior of a mid-century modern ranch house may prove to be too dramatic. On the other hand, selecting warm or cool hues may boost your home's visual appeal and improve your chances of generating interest from a wide range of homebuyers.

2. Consider the Benefits of Using Multiple Paint Shades.

Your home's exterior will consist of three color components: the field color, accent color and trim color. Together, these colors can help you transform your ordinary residence into a stunning one, especially if you understand how to use multiple paint shades in conjunction with one another.

Selecting multiple shades from the same color palette may give your home a streamlined look and feel. Or, if you want to go bold with your home's exterior, you can always select vibrant colors for your home's trim or accent color.

Be careful not to choose contrasting shades as you evaluate your home exterior options. If you select colors that fail to complement one another, your home's exterior may become an eyesore. And in this scenario, your home's exterior could do more harm than good as you try to garner attention from homebuyers.

3. Select the Right Kind of Paint.

When it comes to painting your home's exterior, you'll need to choose between oil and latex varieties. Both oil and latex paints offer various advantages and disadvantages, so you'll want to conduct an in-depth evaluation of each type of paint to make the right selection for your home's exterior.

Oil paint typically provides exceptional durability and stain resistance, making it a great long-term option. Comparatively, latex paint usually dries faster than its oil counterpart and is easy to clean up with soap and water. If you devote the necessary time and resources to compare and contrast both types of paint, you're sure to make a great choice for your home's exterior.

Painting your home's exterior can be difficult, particularly for those who have never completed this task in the past. Therefore, if you ever have concerns or questions about painting your home's exterior, be sure to consult with a professional painter.

Spend some time revamping your home's exterior, and you can improve your chances of a quick home sale.

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About the Author

Bill and Aby Brooks, REALTORS®

Aby’s understanding of excellent customer service stems from her extensive professional background. Prior to earning her real estate license in 2005, along with her college degree that focuses on business and engineering, Aby was the head of purchasing, inventory and quality assurance for an OEM medical and aerospace manufacturing company. Known by her clients and fellow realtors for her tenacity, honesty, integrity, and attention to detail, as a full-time realtor, she is also appreciated for her quick response to her client’s needs. Aby has been an avid horse rider and owner since the age of eight, with her husband Billas a local firefighter/EMT they are very active within the community. Bill served as a US Army Airborne Ranger in 75th Ranger Regiment, he is a combat-wounded veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart. Bill's background as facility Manager for an International metals company and as a firefighter/EMT gives him the experience, attention to detail and the desire to go above and beyond to serve his customers. The Brooks' serve on the board of a local non-profit (501c3) that gives back to the veterans, first responders and their families. The Brooks family resides on their small ranch in Manatee County. Aby& Bill excel in all types of real estate and their passion is helping people. “We genuinely like people, growing up in Sarasota and Manatee counties and now raising our own family here, it is an absolute pleasure to share our growing area with newcomers and reminisce with longtime residents. Our area has so much to offer and it is our business to help folks buy and sell their own piece of paradise.”