{"id":6934,"date":"2013-08-22T08:45:24","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T14:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=6934"},"modified":"2017-08-28T16:16:17","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T21:16:17","slug":"mexico-real-estate-tip-dont-let-the-color-of-the-paint-turn-you-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/mexico-real-estate-tip-dont-let-the-color-of-the-paint-turn-you-off\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->Mexico Real Estate Tip: Don&#8217;t Let the Color of the Paint Turn You Off!<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:en--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"beautiful home painted with ugly color\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Homes%20Restorer\/beautifulhomepaintedwithuglycolor_zps3dcc95ec.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/>This is one of those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mexico real estate<\/span><\/a> tips that applies to real estate just about anywhere:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Don&#8217;t decide against a certain home just because the paint is the wrong color!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Provided that everything else is in place \u00e2\u20ac\u201c legally in order, good structure, right location and good price \u00e2\u20ac\u201c remember that painting a home before you move in is one of the easiest items you&#8217;re going to have to deal with.\u00c2\u00a0 Most people usually have a few days between taking possession and actually moving in \u00e2\u20ac\u201c especially when they move to Mexico and there is more involved in the move.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Imagination<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It takes a bit of imagination, because the color painted on the wall is one of the most visible features, right there in front of you, and all around you.\u00c2\u00a0 If it&#8217;s a color that really rubs you the wrong way, it&#8217;s hard to overlook it.<\/p>\n<p>Try imagining that the walls are a color you really like and see how you \u00e2\u20ac\u0153feel\u00e2\u20ac\u009d then.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember Photoshop\u00c2\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"woman using photoshop to fix her home's color\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Homes%20Restorer\/womanusingphotoshoptofixherhomescolor_zps04d833e6.jpg\" alt=\"woman using photoshop to fix her home's color\" width=\"250\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having too much trouble telling if it&#8217;s the color of the paint or the actual layout\/design, take a few pictures and change the color in Photoshop or similar program; it&#8217;s easy to do this without changing any details.\u00c2\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t know how, ask someone to help.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Similar Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While this is fairly universal advice, if you are buying from a Mexican or anyone of a different nationality, it may make it all that more likely that the current owners will have tastes contrary to your own; cultural tastes differ strikingly.<\/p>\n<p>The decoration may be gaudy, the home may be cluttered, the appliances may be old or simply look bad.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not sure, ask for other opinions, from your significant other, agent, etc. &#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Is that kitchen tight for space, or are the appliances simply badly arranged?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, don&#8217;t forget; if some superficial unattractive point is keeping a home from selling, you might get a better deal!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n<strong>Thomas Lloyd<\/strong><em> graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management\/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 16 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied <strong>Mexico Real Estate Degree <\/strong>and <strong>Mexico Professional Real Estate License<\/strong> S.E.P. #5978657. He is the president of Top Mexico Real Estate. Contact him at<\/em> <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(512) 879-6546<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em><a title=\"Mexico Real Estate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TOP<\/span> Mexico Real Estate<\/a><\/em> Network; <span><em>&#8220;Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/LP-questionnaire.php?web=Blog\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Banners\/BannerQuestionnaire.jpg\" alt=\"Questionnaire\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><!--:--><!--:es--><\/p>\n<p><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of those Mexico real estate tips that applies to real estate just about anywhere: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Don&#8217;t decide against a certain home just because the paint is the wrong color! Provided that everything else is in place \u00e2\u20ac\u201c legally in order, good structure, right location and good price \u00e2\u20ac\u201c remember that painting a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[809,1858,236,13],"tags":[1517],"class_list":{"0":"post-6934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-how-to-buy-real-estate-in-mexico-safely","7":"category-living-and-retirement","8":"category-mexico-homes","9":"category-mexico-real-estate-tips","10":"tag-mexico-real-estate-tips","11":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6934"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14650,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6934\/revisions\/14650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}