My sister and I have inherited our parents' home and plan to sell the house FSBO. Their dogs weren't well housebroken so we have replaced carpet in the bedrooms. I am having a brand new roof put on with an insurance claim.

My Mom was in a wheelchair and beat up the cabinets in the house pretty good. There are also some scuffs on the walls.

Question - would it be a good use of money to go ahead and have the cabinets and possibly the walls painted before we list the house? My thought is with brand new carpet and a brand new roof, we would be better served by going ahead and painting. I have heard that "allowances" don't really work.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

FWIW - house is in Lubbock.

TIA.

Just a little aside to this direct question....

I am currently shopping for a second home, and am engaged with a for sale by owner property. I have a realtor. While the owner is a nice and reasonable person, dealing with an unrepresented owner has been a huge detriment to the process. Starts with the perception he doesn't want to pay either realtor, carries over to fear of offending the owner with comments/requests/offers.

I can see buying without a realtor, but I am no longer a fan of FSBO. Your question is just one point in this journey that hurts now have to deal with. With a listing agent, it's easy for lookers to use go-between agents to negotiate through this type of stuff, but directly with an owner brings too much emotion to the table.