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As a landlord, I put neutral-beige paint on the walls because it's the least-offensive option. If I had put a strong color on them, even as an accent color, th

by chiph 12y ago

As a landlord, I put neutral-beige paint on the walls because it's the least-offensive option. If I had put a strong color on them, even as an accent color, there will be a percentage of potential tenants that would dislike it and rent from someone else. "Oh, that was the place with the hideous apple-green wall by the stairs. I couldn't live with it there."

apaprocki 12y ago
I've rented a bunch of places in my life and rental rooms almost always looked pretty bare. Landlords do not want tenants painting their own colors for those same reasons. Tenants that frequently move each year do not accumulate furniture/furnishings because they are too annoying to move year after year and get damaged. You can only speculate how big a factor rental vs ownership plays in determining if rooms look like this.
- wil421 12y ago
  >Tenants that frequently move each year do not accumulate furniture/furnishings This is something I noticed a while ago when I was living in a nice apartment complex. It seemed like many residents would just throw away old lamps or small furniture rather than take them to their new place or put them in storage. A good portion of those videos looked like people bored in their apartments or parents basement which would fit your observation.
  - dm2 12y ago
    This happens at most colleges every year. It's a goldmine for dumpster divers or even just locals who don't mind hauling it back to their house and possibly selling it. I've thrown away some perfectly good furniture just because it wasn't worth hauling it across the state or I didn't end up having room in the moving truck I had rented. Yeah, I could have probably made some money if I sold it on craigslist.
- dm2 12y ago
  I haven't found that to be true. Many places I've stayed at will have a promotion "get $50 off first months rent or we will paint any wall in the house a color of your choice", I always just do the $50 because I couldn't care less about the random wall color.
mhurron 12y ago
Owners do this because they believe their house is an investment and they want to be ready to move whenever someone waves that wad of cash in their face. Apparently people buying don't realize they can repaint because coloured walls are a reason people won't make an offer on a house. Personally, I can't stand white/beige rooms. I want colour in my life. When I bought a house, we painted half of it before I moved in. The kitchen is a yellow, the living room has a peach/seashell thing going on, the guest/spare room is a light lavender and the office is a blue that almost glows in sunlight. This is supposed to be my house, I want to like living in it. It should be colourful. Maybe it's because we rented several houses when I was growing up. God I hate white and beige.

by chiph 12y ago

apaprocki 12y ago

I've rented a bunch of places in my life and rental rooms almost always looked pretty bare. Landlords do not want tenants painting their own colors for those same reasons. Tenants that frequently move each year do not accumulate furniture/furnishings because they are too annoying to move year after year and get damaged. You can only speculate how big a factor rental vs ownership plays in determining if rooms look like this.

wil421 12y ago
>Tenants that frequently move each year do not accumulate furniture/furnishings This is something I noticed a while ago when I was living in a nice apartment complex. It seemed like many residents would just throw away old lamps or small furniture rather than take them to their new place or put them in storage. A good portion of those videos looked like people bored in their apartments or parents basement which would fit your observation.
- dm2 12y ago
  This happens at most colleges every year. It's a goldmine for dumpster divers or even just locals who don't mind hauling it back to their house and possibly selling it. I've thrown away some perfectly good furniture just because it wasn't worth hauling it across the state or I didn't end up having room in the moving truck I had rented. Yeah, I could have probably made some money if I sold it on craigslist.
dm2 12y ago
I haven't found that to be true. Many places I've stayed at will have a promotion "get $50 off first months rent or we will paint any wall in the house a color of your choice", I always just do the $50 because I couldn't care less about the random wall color.

mhurron 12y ago

Owners do this because they believe their house is an investment and they want to be ready to move whenever someone waves that wad of cash in their face. Apparently people buying don't realize they can repaint because coloured walls are a reason people won't make an offer on a house. Personally, I can't stand white/beige rooms. I want colour in my life. When I bought a house, we painted half of it before I moved in. The kitchen is a yellow, the living room has a peach/seashell thing going on, the guest/spare room is a light lavender and the office is a blue that almost glows in sunlight. This is supposed to be my house, I want to like living in it. It should be colourful. Maybe it's because we rented several houses when I was growing up. God I hate white and beige.