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Sacramento real estate is sharing an important real estate tip for all the Sacramento homeowners that will save you money in the long run. I periodically give the Sacramento home buyers, home sellers and homeowners lots of useful real estate tips.
In the picture to the left is an Elk Grove home showing the wood trim in desperate need of paint. Left in its present condition dry rot is a sure bet. Once there is dry rot, it spreads and causes more damage which means $$$ to replace and paint. Clearly this Elk Grove homeowner needs to paint before the summer sun beats down on this trim any further.
As a Sacramento homeowner your first form of attack is not the inside of the house but instead the outside. You can have all the beautiful granite counter tops and upscale upgrades with fabulous remodeled kitchen and baths but if you don’t paint the outside of your home, it will all crumble down around all those fabulous things inside.
When purchasing a home, remember that the builder did not use quality paint when painting the outside of your home, it was really only enough to get you by for a couple of years. It’s up to the homeowner to paint the stucco and wood trim. Painting your home is not as expensive as you might think. But, it is important to get 3 bids from licensed contractors who spell out what they will do when painting your home.
Make sure your licensed painting contractor gives you the following information in writing:
- Replace all dry rot BEFORE painting
- Seal cracks with PAINTABLE caulking prior to painting
- Pressure wash house BEFORE painting
- Quality paint that will last, ask how long
- Prep Work – how are they keeping your windows and plants safe from paint and being trampled upon
- Start and End date
- Check License and ask for referrals – be sure to check on each
- Call your Life Time Realtor and get a Painter referral
As a Sacramento Realtor® I help many of my past home buyers and current homeowners as well as home sellers with some great referrals from professionals who can help them with mortgage loans, home inspections, pest inspections, painting, plumbing, electrical and so much more. Do you have a home tip that you would like to share with the readers?
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