5 to 10 day turnaround
Whole-home interiors finish in 5 to 10 calendar days. Accent rooms in 1 to 3. Our crew does not leave the job until it is photo-ready.
Built for REALTORS® and sellers
Realtor Pre-Sale Painting in North Bay & OttawaPhoto-ready in 5 to 10 days. Coordinated around your listing date.
We prepare listings for the camera. Agents, sellers, stagers, and investors book us when the photo date is five to ten days out. Quotes in 24 hours, start in 3 to 7 days, whole-home interiors finished in 5 to 10. Buyer-tested neutral palette. 107 percent average ROI per HomeLight 2024.
24-hour quote turnaround
Fully insured & WSIB
Inspection touch-ups in 24-48h
Realtor pre-sale painting in North Bay and Ottawa runs $1,500 to $12,000 depending on scope: strategic accent rooms, whole-home interior repaint, or whole-home plus cabinet refresh. All In One Painting books pre-listing work for real estate agents, sellers, stagers, and residential investors. Quotes return inside 24 hours, projects start 3 to 7 days from acceptance, and whole-home interiors finish in 5 to 10 calendar days. We use a buyer-tested neutral palette built around Benjamin Moore Classic Gray, Edgecomb Gray, Cloud White, Hale Navy, and Dulux Roman Stone. 107 percent average ROI on interior paint per HomeLight 2024. Fully insured and WSIB covered.
This service exists because painting cannot take 3 weeks when a listing date is locked. The MLS photo session, the stager, the open house are all already on the calendar. A $3,500 repaint on a $500,000 listing is 0.7 percent of sale price that quietly defends the asking number across every photo. If you are weighing this against a standard interior repaint, a cabinet refresh, or a front-of-house exterior, we can scope all three on one walkthrough. Ahmed Khalil leads North Bay. Osama Jassim (bilingual EN/FR/AR) leads Ottawa.
Realtor Pre-Sale Painting
Listing Prep
Pre-Listing Painting
North Bay
Ottawa
Whole-Home Repaint
Stager Coordination
MLS Photo Prep
Days On Market
107% ROI
Benjamin Moore
Dulux
Classic Gray
Edgecomb Gray
Cloud White
Hale Navy
Inspection Touch-Ups
Investor Flips
Curb Appeal
Photo-Ready
Why listing agents call us
Four reasons we get the repeat referrals.
Most painters were not built for the listing calendar. Pre-sale work has its own constraints, and they all rotate around the photo date.
ROI math built in
The 107 percent average return from HomeLight 2024 is the floor. We scope the smallest spend that protects the asking price.
Neutral colour expertise
Buyer-tested Benjamin Moore and Dulux neutrals chosen because they photograph well and never lock the next homeowner in.
Stager & photographer sync
We share the schedule three-ways the moment a start date is locked. The room they shoot is the room we just finished.
Scopes we book pre-listing
Five pre-sale scopes. Match it to the photo date.
Not every listing needs a whole-home repaint. Sometimes one accent room and a trim refresh quietly does the work.
Whole-home interior repaint
$3,500 - $8,000
Every wall and trim refresh across a 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft listing. Buyer-tested neutral throughout. Finished in 5 to 10 days.
See interior service →Strategic accent rooms
$1,500 - $3,500
Entryway, kitchen, primary bedroom. The rooms that drive first-impression photos. Done in 1 to 3 days when the calendar is too tight.
Get this scoped →Trim & door refresh
$1,200 - $3,000
Baseboards, casings, interior doors, front entry. Highest-impact spend on an older home where the walls are fine but trim is yellowed.
Add to quote →Cabinet quick-refresh
$1,500 - $4,000
Dated 1990s kitchen on a budget? Doors painted in place in 3 to 5 days. Enough to lift the kitchen for listing photos.
Full cabinet spray →Exterior front-of-house
$800 - $2,500
Front door, shutters, fascia. The first frame of every MLS gallery. Best booked May to September for cure conditions.
See exterior service →Pre-sale timeline
Five steps. Ten days, maximum.
From walkthrough to photographer's last frame. How a pre-listing job moves through our calendar.
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1
Walkthrough
Site visit with seller or listing agent. Room count, scope, colour shortlist, photo date confirmed.
Day 1 -
2
Prep & mask
Patching, nail pops, hairline cracks, caulking. Furniture center-of-room. Floors masked.
Days 2-3 -
3
Prime & two coats
Stain-block where needed. Two finish coats Benjamin Moore or Dulux. Crew rotates rooms to hit the listing date.
Days 3-7 -
4
Trim & accent
Trim, doors, accent wall in primary or powder room. Detail pass under raking light.
Day 8 -
5
Walkthrough & touch-ups
Final walk. Stager loads in. Photographer 24-48 hours later. We return for touch-ups if anything moves.
Days 9-10
The numbers that matter
The math sellers actually care about before they spend a dollar.
Four numbers we walk every seller through. Two from HomeLight 2024 industry data, two from the math on a typical listing.
107%
Avg ROI on interior paint
HomeLight 2024. $1.07 back for every $1 spent on a pre-listing refresh.
5-15
Fewer days on market
Average reduction for staged plus freshly painted listings versus comparable homes.
Top 3
Buyer preference for neutrals
Warm neutral wall colours consistently rank in the top three buyer-preferred palettes.
0.7%
Of sale price, typical spend
A $3,500 repaint on a $500,000 listing is 0.7 percent of sale price. Below the closing-statement noise floor.
Source: HomeLight 2024 Top Agent Insights Report. Local days-on-market figures from regional MLS averages.
Recommended pre-sale palette
The five colours that quietly sell the most homes.
Every pre-sale quote starts here. Five colours, two brands, zero polarizing buyers.
Benjamin Moore
Classic Gray
Walls, living and dining areas
Benjamin Moore
Edgecomb Gray
Walls, open-concept main floors
Dulux
Roman Stone
Walls, alternate warm neutral
Benjamin Moore
Cloud White
Trim, casings, interior doors
Benjamin Moore
Hale Navy
Single accent: powder room or primary bedroom
Classic Gray, Edgecomb Gray, and Roman Stone are warm enough to feel inviting and grey enough to never read as builder beige. Cloud White on trim creates the contrast that makes a hallway look intentional. Hale Navy is the one premium accent: one room only, powder room or primary bedroom. Stonington Gray and Dulux Almond White stay on the shortlist for sellers who want something specific.
Listing-prep pricing
Three pre-sale tiers. Honest ranges.
Final quotes depend on square footage, ceiling height, trim count, and whether cabinets are added. These three tiers cover almost every job we have booked.
Strategic accent
Tight budget or tight calendar. 1-3 rooms.
$1,500 – $3,5001 to 3 high-impact rooms
- Entryway, kitchen, primary bedroom
- One accent wall option
- Trim refresh in chosen rooms
- Buyer-tested neutral palette
- 1 to 3 day turnaround
Whole-home interior
Average listing. 1,500-2,500 sq ft.
$3,500 – $8,0005 to 10 calendar days
- Every wall, main and second floor
- All trim, casings, interior doors
- Two coats Benjamin Moore or Dulux
- Stager and photographer coordination
- 24-48 hour inspection touch-ups
Whole-home + cabinets
Dated kitchen needs a lift too.
$5,000 – $12,000full scope with cabinet refresh
- Whole-home interior tier included
- Cabinet quick-refresh in place
- Front entry door refresh
- Stager and photographer coordination
- 24-48 hour inspection touch-ups
A full sprayed cabinet refinish in a sealed in-home spray booth ($4,000 to $10,000) is a different scope, built for forever-home owners not pre-sale flips. See the full pricing page for room-by-room breakdowns.
Pre-sale comparison
Five questions to ask before you hire any pre-sale painter.
The questions that separate a painter built for the listing calendar from one who treats it like any other job.
| Question to ask | All In One Painting | Typical painter |
|---|---|---|
| Finish before the photo date? | 5-10 days, locked to listing date | 3-4 week window, photos may slip |
| Paint brands on listings? | Benjamin Moore + Dulux | Whatever is on the truck |
| Colour consultation included? | Yes, buyer-tested palette on-site | Seller picks blind |
| Prep work included? | Yes, full prep in base quote | Often line item or handyperson |
| Inspection touch-ups? | Yes, 24-48 hours, no charge | Quoted separately, often skipped |
Two recent move-in ready jobs
Same energy your sellers will feel.
Pre-sale and move-in-ready share the same brief: walk into a finished space, feel like it is yours.
We bought a house in November and hired Ahmed to come do some painting for December after we moved in. He showed up with swatches of the perfect colours and gave us a very reasonable quote. I was amazed at not only how quickly but how thorough of a job he did. He made our new home actually feel like ours.
We had our entire main floor painted. Ahmed was fantastic. He was kind, professional, and paid close attention to every detail. He genuinely cared about the final result and was more than willing to fix anything we weren't 100% happy with.
Pre-sale painting FAQ
Five questions every listing agent asks first.
Not here? Call (705) 482-1039 (North Bay) or (613) 686-6835 (Ottawa) and we will get back inside 24 hours, Mon-Sat.
How fast can you paint before a listing goes live?
Most pre-sale jobs land between 5 and 10 calendar days from acceptance to photo-ready. Quotes return inside 24 hours. Work starts 3 to 7 days from acceptance. Strategic accent rooms (entry, kitchen, primary bedroom) are routinely done in 1 to 3 days when the calendar is tight.
What colours sell homes fastest in North Bay and Ottawa?
Warm neutrals win. The shortlist: Benjamin Moore Classic Gray, Edgecomb Gray, Dulux Roman Stone for walls. Cloud White on trim. Simply White flat ceilings. Single accent in powder room or primary bedroom: Hale Navy or Stonington Gray.
Do you do the prep work or do I need to hire someone else?
We do every step: patching, nail pops, hairline cracks, caulking, sanding, prime on any patch that bleeds. No separate handyperson. Exception: structural repairs (water damage, large drywall replacement) we quote separately or refer out.
Can you coordinate with my stager and photographer?
Yes. Most pre-sale jobs are coordinated three-way between us, stager, and photographer. We share the schedule the moment the start date is locked. Stagers walk through the day after we finish, photographers shoot 24-48 hours after that. Tight timing? We sequence rooms so the stager loads one wing while we finish the other.
What happens if the inspection finds something that needs touch-ups?
We return inside 24 to 48 hours for inspection touch-ups on any room we painted. We keep leftover paint labelled by room for this reason. No separate charge for touch-ups on our own work inside the listing window.
North Bay HQ
Ahmed Khalil, Lead Painter
North Bay, Callander, Powassan, Sturgeon Falls, Nipissing region. Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm.
(705) 482-1039Ottawa Branch
Osama Jassim, Lead Painter
Bilingual EN / FR / AR. Ottawa, Kanata, Barrhaven, Stittsville, Orleans, Rockland, Carleton Place.
(613) 686-6835Got a listing date locked in?
Send the address, target photo date, and the scope you are thinking about. We return a quote inside 24 hours, lock a start date inside a week, and finish in time for the camera.
- 24-hour quote turnaround, Mon-Sat
- 5 to 10 day whole-home turnaround once we start
- Stager and photographer scheduling coordinated
- Inspection touch-ups inside 48 hours
North Bay HQ:
(705) 482-1039
(705) 482-1039
Ottawa Branch (Osama):
(613) 686-6835
(613) 686-6835
Last updated May 2026 · ROI per HomeLight 2024 · Booking 1-2 weeks out