I am about to pain the interior of a rental property.

The property is in the San Francisco area and is a nice property, the rent
will be about $2100 a month which is on the low side as similar rentals are
$2600 per month. Just wanted to mention this to put it in perspective as
the bay area has insane home prices.

Picked Kelly Moore Navajo White for the walls for the living and dining
rooms and bedrooms.

Was thinking of using eggshell on the walls; is this a good or bad idea?
Future maintenance will be to fix holes in the walls (where thiings were
hung on the walls), as the tenants move out. So I am not necessarily
looking for eggshell in order to wash marks off the wall. Most of the
upkeep will be touch up paint. So for touchup which would be better flat or
eggshell?

I need a color for the trim and ceilings, I wanted to keep the ceiling and
trim color the same if possible. Swiss coffee? Antique white?

Looking for a popular stock Kelly Moore trim / ceiling color.

Of course flat on the ceiling and semi gloss on the trim, doors, and window
frames.

Thanks

On Oct 11, 8:51 pm, "Tube Audio" wrote:
I am about to pain the interior of a rental property.

The property is in the San Francisco area and is a nice property, the rent
will be about $2100 a month which is on the low side as similar rentals are
$2600 per month. Just wanted to mention this to put it in perspective as
the bay area has insane home prices.

Picked Kelly Moore Navajo White for the walls for the living and dining
rooms and bedrooms.

Was thinking of using eggshell on the walls; is this a good or bad idea?
Future maintenance will be to fix holes in the walls (where thiings were
hung on the walls), as the tenants move out. So I am not necessarily
looking for eggshell in order to wash marks off the wall. Most of the
upkeep will be touch up paint. So for touchup which would be better flat or
eggshell?

I need a color for the trim and ceilings, I wanted to keep the ceiling and
trim color the same if possible. Swiss coffee? Antique white?

Looking for a popular stock Kelly Moore trim / ceiling color.

Of course flat on the ceiling and semi gloss on the trim, doors, and window
frames.

Thanks

Go to your local paint store. Not a big box store - a real paint
store. Take along a copy of your post with you.

In article ,
"Tube Audio" wrote:

I am about to pain the interior of a rental property.

The property is in the San Francisco area and is a nice property, the rent
will be about $2100 a month which is on the low side as similar rentals are
$2600 per month. Just wanted to mention this to put it in perspective as
the bay area has insane home prices.

Picked Kelly Moore Navajo White for the walls for the living and dining
rooms and bedrooms.

Was thinking of using eggshell on the walls; is this a good or bad idea?
Future maintenance will be to fix holes in the walls (where thiings were
hung on the walls), as the tenants move out. So I am not necessarily
looking for eggshell in order to wash marks off the wall. Most of the
upkeep will be touch up paint. So for touchup which would be better flat or
eggshell?

I need a color for the trim and ceilings, I wanted to keep the ceiling and
trim color the same if possible. Swiss coffee? Antique white?

Looking for a popular stock Kelly Moore trim / ceiling color.

Of course flat on the ceiling and semi gloss on the trim, doors, and window
frames.

Thanks

Nobody cares about that ****. What tube gear are you using these days,
and how do you like it? That's what we want to know.

On Oct 11, 8:52 pm, "John H" wrote:
"Smitty Two" wrote in message

news




In article ,
"Tube Audio" wrote:

I am about to pain the interior of a rental property.

The property is in the San Francisco area and is a nice property, the
rent
will be about $2100 a month which is on the low side as similar rentals
are
$2600 per month. Just wanted to mention this to put it in perspective as
the bay area has insane home prices.

Picked Kelly Moore Navajo White for the walls for the living and dining
rooms and bedrooms.

Was thinking of using eggshell on the walls; is this a good or bad idea?
Future maintenance will be to fix holes in the walls (where thiings were
hung on the walls), as the tenants move out. So I am not necessarily
looking for eggshell in order to wash marks off the wall. Most of the
upkeep will be touch up paint. So for touchup which would be better flat
or
eggshell?

I need a color for the trim and ceilings, I wanted to keep the ceiling
and
trim color the same if possible. Swiss coffee? Antique white?

Looking for a popular stock Kelly Moore trim / ceiling color.

Of course flat on the ceiling and semi gloss on the trim, doors, and
window
frames.

Thanks

Nobody cares about that ****. What tube gear are you using these days,
and how do you like it? That's what we want to know.

swiss coffee for the trim, eggshell is ok and it cleans better than flat- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Use a premixed color, not a custom color, next time you repaint the
paint will match, white ceiling, semi gloss trim.

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:29:45 -0700, ransley
wrote:

On Oct 11, 8:52 pm, "John H" wrote:
"Smitty Two" wrote in message

news




In article ,
"Tube Audio" wrote:

I am about to pain the interior of a rental property.

The property is in the San Francisco area and is a nice property, the
rent
will be about $2100 a month which is on the low side as similar rentals
are
$2600 per month. Just wanted to mention this to put it in perspective as
the bay area has insane home prices.

Picked Kelly Moore Navajo White for the walls for the living and dining
rooms and bedrooms.

Was thinking of using eggshell on the walls; is this a good or bad idea?
Future maintenance will be to fix holes in the walls (where thiings were
hung on the walls), as the tenants move out. So I am not necessarily
looking for eggshell in order to wash marks off the wall. Most of the
upkeep will be touch up paint. So for touchup which would be better flat
or
eggshell?

I need a color for the trim and ceilings, I wanted to keep the ceiling
and
trim color the same if possible. Swiss coffee? Antique white?

Looking for a popular stock Kelly Moore trim / ceiling color.

Of course flat on the ceiling and semi gloss on the trim, doors, and
window
frames.

Thanks

Nobody cares about that ****. What tube gear are you using these days,
and how do you like it? That's what we want to know.

swiss coffee for the trim, eggshell is ok and it cleans better than flat- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Use a premixed color, not a custom color, next time you repaint the
paint will match, white ceiling, semi gloss trim.

The above is an excellent point.

However, as a landlord I always go to a big box store for interior
paint and buy their house brand medium grade in antique white, flat
for most walls and semi-gloss enamel for trim kitchen and bath.

I've had no better luck buying top grade paint at specialty paint
stores. Tenants scuff it, scrape it off, put holes in walls and have
food stains that require repainting even after using the very best
paint.

Due to buying and using the same grade and color for years, if I'm
lucky and a tenant hasn't truly devasted the place, I can often get by
with just a touch up job.

Doug

Tube Audio wrote:
I am about to pain the interior of a rental property.

The property is in the San Francisco area and is a nice property, the rent
will be about $2100 a month which is on the low side as similar rentals are
$2600 per month. Just wanted to mention this to put it in perspective as
the bay area has insane home prices.

Picked Kelly Moore Navajo White for the walls for the living and dining
rooms and bedrooms.

Was thinking of using eggshell on the walls; is this a good or bad idea?
Future maintenance will be to fix holes in the walls (where thiings were
hung on the walls), as the tenants move out. So I am not necessarily
looking for eggshell in order to wash marks off the wall. Most of the
upkeep will be touch up paint. So for touchup which would be better flat or
eggshell?

I need a color for the trim and ceilings, I wanted to keep the ceiling and
trim color the same if possible. Swiss coffee? Antique white?

Looking for a popular stock Kelly Moore trim / ceiling color.

Of course flat on the ceiling and semi gloss on the trim, doors, and window
frames.

Thanks

As for the touch up question: Flat would be better. BTW, a real paint
store like Kelly Moore can easily answer that type of question.

For rental, you are smart to go with the stock neutral colors. Swiss
Coffee is extremely popular for trim, but that's up to you. Stick to
just 2 colors for rental.
--
John

On Oct 11, 6:51 pm, "Tube Audio" wrote:
I am about to pain the interior of a rental property.

The property is in the San Francisco area and is a nice property, the rent
will be about $2100 a month which is on the low side as similar rentals are
$2600 per month. Just wanted to mention this to put it in perspective as
the bay area has insane home prices.

Picked Kelly Moore Navajo White for the walls for the living and dining
rooms and bedrooms.

Was thinking of using eggshell on the walls; is this a good or bad idea?
Future maintenance will be to fix holes in the walls (where thiings were
hung on the walls), as the tenants move out. So I am not necessarily
looking for eggshell in order to wash marks off the wall. Most of the
upkeep will be touch up paint. So for touchup which would be better flat or
eggshell?

I need a color for the trim and ceilings, I wanted to keep the ceiling and
trim color the same if possible. Swiss coffee? Antique white?

Looking for a popular stock Kelly Moore trim / ceiling color.

Of course flat on the ceiling and semi gloss on the trim, doors, and window
frames.

Thanks

Think art gallery, basic stock white. after a show or a tennant
sometimes you can blend in touchups and not have to repaint the entire
wall.
Always always always box your paint.

"Doug" wrote
ransley wrote:
............................

Use a premixed color, not a custom color, next time you repaint the
paint will match, white ceiling, semi gloss trim.

The above is an excellent point.

However, as a landlord I always go to a big box store for interior
paint and buy their house brand medium grade in antique white, flat
for most walls and semi-gloss enamel for trim kitchen and bath.

I've had no better luck buying top grade paint at specialty paint
stores. Tenants scuff it, scrape it off, put holes in walls and have
food stains that require repainting even after using the very best
paint.
==
Perhaps because you're using flat on the walls?

The name of the game is profit for rentals. Also ease of repairs. If all
rentals use same color, easier to touch up paint as needed.

Neutral colors are best (white) for rentals and selling houses.

Find where you can get the best deal on 5 gallon cans of white which will
cover well. And get a brand/color which you will be able to buy again for
years to come.


"Tube Audio" wrote in message
I am about to pain the interior of a rental property.

The property is in the San Francisco area and is a nice property, the rent
will be about $2100 a month which is on the low side as similar rentals
are $2600 per month. Just wanted to mention this to put it in perspective
as the bay area has insane home prices.

Picked Kelly Moore Navajo White for the walls for the living and dining
rooms and bedrooms.

Was thinking of using eggshell on the walls; is this a good or bad idea?
Future maintenance will be to fix holes in the walls (where thiings were
hung on the walls), as the tenants move out. So I am not necessarily
looking for eggshell in order to wash marks off the wall. Most of the
upkeep will be touch up paint. So for touchup which would be better flat
or eggshell?

I need a color for the trim and ceilings, I wanted to keep the ceiling and
trim color the same if possible. Swiss coffee? Antique white?

Looking for a popular stock Kelly Moore trim / ceiling color.

Of course flat on the ceiling and semi gloss on the trim, doors, and
window frames.

Thanks

On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:00:43 -0400, "Kirk R."
wrote:

Doug wrote:

The above is an excellent point.

However, as a landlord I always go to a big box store for interior
paint and buy their house brand medium grade in antique white, flat
for most walls and semi-gloss enamel for trim kitchen and bath.

I've had no better luck buying top grade paint at specialty paint
stores. Tenants scuff it, scrape it off, put holes in walls and have
food stains that require repainting even after using the very best
paint.

Due to buying and using the same grade and color for years, if I'm
lucky and a tenant hasn't truly devasted the place, I can often get by
with just a touch up job.


Don't blame the paint. You need to take a serious look at the place
you're renting, and why your place attracts pond scum. If you have that
big of a turnover rate, to keep you busy painting, you must be a slumlord.


A rather insulting and presumptuous posting.

1. Did I say that I had a big turnover rate?
I've had some leave after one year, others have stayed for 15 years.

2. I try to not refer to anyone as "pond Scum". Is that how you view
folks?

3. Did I say that I was "busy" painting???

Doug