Selling Your Home? 5 Reasons to Let ‘The List’ Help You Get Ready to List!

Painting 101

Nov 15

Written By Allie Van Eperen & Leah Barbosa, Co-Owners

House interior slate blue door with white walls and dark brown trim painted by The List painting contractors

1. Aesthetics

So this is pretty obvious, right? Fresh paint drastically improves first impressions, curb appeal and can be used to strategically highlight the best features of your house. We’ll repair damages where needed (including replacing drywall or trim) and work with you and your realtor to determine which spaces, which color and which product are going to give the best result for the buyer at an affordable cost to you. On average, we can paint a whole house in a week or less and have it photo-ready the minute we close the door behind us. No permit needed, no lengthy lead time, just a fast, flexible face-lift!

2. Remove Odors

It’s no secret that each home carries a distinct smell. I’m a little jealous of the people who have houses that smell like fresh laundry all the time, but a “lived in” house smell is the small price I pay for my big ol’ black lab, Jake. (Side note: thank goodness for robot vacuums!) So whether you have pets or kids, smoke, or are a world class chef, we have products that can both mitigate almost any odor, while not giving off many, if any, fumes themselves.

3. Detach Emotionally

What a decision it is to get on the mental, emotional, and financial rollercoaster of selling your home or preparing to move into a new home. It is truly a second job, and that’s why it’s important for you to have a well-versed realtor (we know many of the best in the business and are happy to make a connection!) and high quality contractors in your corner. Your home base sets the foundation for how you show up in the world, and whether you have been in your home 1 year or 51 years, you have memories and emotions tied to your space. We are humbled to be invited into people’s homes at the height of intense emotional events like death and divorce, or joyous celebrations like marriages and new babies. Having your home painted can help you reframe your mindset by visually transforming your personal home into a “product” for sale or vice versa by painting your personality into your new home.

Gray house with screened in porch before exterior painting — *Before*

Gray house in the process of exterior painting done by The List painting contractors — *During*

Beautiful blue house after exterior painting completed by The List painting contractors — *After*

4. A History in Real Estate

Since 2011, we’ve helped hundreds of buyers and sellers get their homes ready to list or move in with comprehensive painting services. We regularly work as a trusted referral partner with many local Realtors as they guide their clients through the buying and selling process. Prior to being in the painting business, Allie and Jerry worked in real estate and home mortgages, and we keep a pulse on the market through these relationships. We still know the ins and outs of transactions, which updates are going to get you top dollar for your home, and have a long history of expertly navigating tough timelines.

Gray dormer before exterior painting — *Before*

Gray dormer with fresh exterior house paint by The List painting contractor in Minneapolis — *After*

5. Speaking of Getting Top Dollar For Your Home…

Hiring our team of professional painters will provide more value to you than just a proven ROI. Our knowledge of products, proper application, color trends, and design elements, matched with the speed and quality needed to get your house on the market, will give you the time to focus on the number of other tasks on your to-do list. Don’t just take it from us - read more about how hiring professional painters can lead to a quicker, more profitable sale here!

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With experience in various industries, we don’t see ourselves as “just” painters. We strongly believe in the power of partnerships and collaborations to bring the best outcome possible. We’re here to help you succeed by sharing our resources, bouncing around creative ideas, providing honest answers to questions in our wheelhouse, and when necessary referring you to one of our carefully-curated, tried-and-true, legit lot of sister-sanctioned superstars in our rolodex.

Your partners in paint, paper and house pride,

Allie & Leah

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Allie & Leah

Co-owners of The List

We help homeowners and businesses check off their home improvement list with painting and specialty finishes that elevate their ideas and turn ‘someday I’ll get that done’ into a beautiful space you’re proud to call your own. Get in touch!