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Rental turnover painting in Atlanta before the next move-in
The keys came back and the new lease starts soon. Call any hour; we will look at the unit, tell you what it needs and schedule the patching and paint around your move-in date.
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Short answer
Rental turnover painting in Atlanta is the patch, prime and repaint work done between one tenant leaving and the next moving in. The move-in date sets the deadline, so the first step is a call: our phones are answered 24/7, and we schedule the unit around your date. Most turns cover nail holes, scuffs, stains and a fresh coat.
A unit that has to be ready by a date
A turnover is a deadline job. Every day a unit sits empty costs rent, and the next tenant has already picked a move-in date. So the job starts with the date, works backward and leaves no surprises for the final days.
We walk the unit, note every hole, scuff, stain and patch of old touch-up paint that no longer matches, and tell you what will be repaired and what will be repainted. Then we schedule it so the paint has time to dry before cleaners and new tenants come through.
Call when the keys come back, or sooner if you already know the move-out date.
What you will notice
Signs a touch-up will not be enough
Old patches show through
Flashing patches mean the last touch-ups never matched.
Yellow or brown stains
Smoke and water stains bleed through regular paint.
Scuffs along every hallway
Furniture rub marks across whole walls call for a fresh coat.
Lots of anchor holes
TV mounts and shelf anchors leave large holes to fill and sand.
A color nobody approved
Tenant-painted accent walls usually need primer and two coats.
How the job runs
How a turn is scheduled against your move-in date
Call with the date
Tell us the move-out and move-in dates; the phone is answered 24/7.
Walk the unit
We list every repair and decide on touch-ups or a full repaint.
Patch and prime
Holes are filled and sanded, stains sealed with a blocking primer.
Paint and dry
Walls, trim and ceilings get their coats with drying time before cleaning.
Hand back
We walk the unit with you and leave the labeled paint behind.
Between-tenant repaints
When the walls have years of wear, a full repaint is often faster than chasing every mark. We fill nail and anchor holes, sand the patches, spot prime stains and patches, and roll a fresh coat over walls in one standard color. Ceilings in kitchens and baths get attention if they have grease or water marks. Many landlords keep one wall color and one trim color across every unit, which makes the next turnover quicker and touch-ups match. We note the color and sheen on the can and leave it in the unit for the next round.
Touch-ups and patching
If the last tenant was easy on the place, the unit may only need patching and touch-ups. We fill holes, fix dings at door handles and corners, seal water or smoke stains with a stain-blocking primer and touch up with the original color. Touch-ups only blend when the paint matches the color and sheen on the wall, so if the original can is missing, we tell you whether a full wall will look better than spots. Doors, trim and closet interiors are checked too, since tenants notice those first.
Multi-unit turnovers
Owners with several units, or a small building, often have more than one turn happening at once. We keep a standard spec for each property: wall color, trim color, ceiling white and sheens, so every unit is painted the same way. Vacant units can be scheduled back to back, and occupied buildings get notice of when hallways or stairwells are being painted. If an inspection or a lease start moves, call us; the phone is answered at any hour, and we will reshuffle the order.
How the move-in date shapes the turnover
We plan backward from the move-in date. Patching needs time to dry before sanding, stain-blocking primer needs time before the finish coat, and the final coat should be dry before cleaners and appliances go back in. The more of those steps a unit needs, the earlier we need to start.
That is why the most useful thing you can do is call as soon as you know the move-out date. We will not promise a turnaround before we have seen the unit, but we will tell you honestly what fits before your tenant arrives.
Around Atlanta
Why turnover work stays busy near Atlanta
Close to half of the households in DeKalb County and Fulton County rent. HUD counted renters at 48.7% of households across the two counties in May 2023, up from 44.9% in 2010, while the rental vacancy rate fell from 13.4% to 9.8%. With fewer units sitting empty, the gap between one lease and the next tends to be short, and an owner with a tenant waiting has little room for a unit that sits unpainted.
What drives the price
What moves the cost of a turnover
Turn costs depend more on condition than on square footage. These five things matter most.
Number of holes and dents
Heavy patching adds time before any paint goes on.
Stains that need sealing
Smoke, water and marker stains need a stain-blocking primer first.
Full repaint or touch-ups
Touch-ups cost less when the original color and sheen are on hand.
Ceilings, trim and doors
Adding them to walls only raises the time on site.
Deadline pressure
A tight window before move-in can mean longer days to finish.
Questions
Rental Turnover Painting questions we hear in Atlanta
Call as soon as you have the move-out date. We set the start after we know the scope and your move-in date.
Yes. The phone is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends.
Yes. Holes are filled, sanded and primed before paint so they do not show.
Yes, with a stain-blocking primer under the finish coat.
Many owners do, because it makes touch-ups and future turns faster.
Yes, for hallways and stairwells, with notice to tenants before work starts.
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Ready when you are
Got a move-in date coming up?
Day or night, someone picks up. Give us the move-out and move-in dates, and we will look at the unit and plan the work to fit.