I was doing a quick turnover of a house yesterday and realized I had no touch up paint for one bedroom. Instead of messing with getting matching paint, I just grabbed and extra can of Benjamin Moore ‘Regal’ that was leftover from our basement remodel and repainted. Oh. My. God. That stuff went on like a dream compared to Walmart’s ‘Color Place’ paint that I usually use. I just looked up the prices- $14 for Color Place, $64 for Regal. Yikes!!! No wonder there was such a difference. How much do you spend on a gallon of interior paint? I’m thinking I need to buy better paint to make painting much easier on myself. --70.158.xxx.xx

You are correct that buying the correct paint saves tons of labor cost. --67.43.xxx.xxx

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I use Benjy Moore colors. I use Cameo White for bedrooms, regular eggshell white for living room, kitchen. Cameo white is interesting because it has a bit of yellow to it and people like yellow when they are making changes. It also lets the tenant know that this wall has been painted so you don't need to. Bath gets a tint to match tile or white. Have a lot of 50s tile colors, pink, yellow, green. Great tile lasts forever. I use a very good paint for one coat coverage. Time is money. Handyman was supposed to paint yesterday if he got rained out at his job. He did but decided to clean a basement. Grrrr. --71.104.xx.xxx

For many years now I have almost always bought paint from SHerwin Williams. It is not cheap, but I do get a good price as part of a local landlord's group. I am satisified with the quality of the paint. I also like the fact that they keep good records of what paint I have bought, and occasionally I have them look that up. --136.34.xxx.xxx

Ideally I would like to pay between $23 and $33 a gallon --108.28.xx.xxx

I still do some SW and HD baer, but in all product lines there is a koolaid paint and a jello paint line, I aim for the jello quality. I have a few from Menards but can't remember the name with the handle molded into the plastic pail, that one is great to right out of the can with the roller - no more painting pans and trays - straight to the wall, cleanup much faster. --76.188.xxx.xxx

Sometimes I treat myself to a paint with a built in primer and also will change colors when dry so I can see my progress during the application process -- and spend over $50 a gallon. --47.155.xx.xxx

In my mind BM is the best paintable paint out there. Regal is great, now it's called regal select, and still good paint. I had a partner who didn't understand the labor savings from using quality paint. In my opinion, box store paint is not in the same class. I'm not familiar with SW paints other than the oil primer I used on my smokers house. Unfortunately BM is too expensive for a rental but I will spring for their waterborne ceiling paint on drop ceilings. It stays open a long time and has excellent coverage. --24.194.xxx.xxx

AllyM, It would be really interesting to see your houses with the 1950's look. Unfortunately, most people do not care how well something was made but they want the most modern or "up to date" junk and will tear out perfectly good stuff just because it is "outdated". This is a very wasteful country. Do you think that you would get more rent if it were updated or do renters love the old stuff? Just curious. --73.120.xx.xxx

I have an issue of Sherwin williams gouging you for paint unless you ask for a discount then you can get 35%-60% off. To me that is dishonest. --137.119.xxx.xx

I almost always use SW (I get a discount) but this time I used PPG for some closets. I did notice that the PPG didn't cover as well and the paint ran out sooner. --72.188.xxx.xxx

I almost always use SW (I get a discount) but this time I used PPG for some closets. I did notice that the PPG didn't cover as well and the paint ran out sooner. --72.188.xxx.xxx

We use the Behr paints, mid-grade level. But I noticed the last wo houses we sprayed (interior), was streaky. And so required 2 coats. I may try BM or SW. --75.70.xx.xxx

We use Behr nidgrade also. Keep telling myself that sometime I am going to try the Behr Marquee line because I’ve heard it is really good but haven’t yet. I have enough different cans of paint in the basement as is. --71.161.xxx.xxx

I just love paint. All kinds. Any kind. Mix it all together, so nice. Made the pretties colors from the small left over cans. I like one gallon better than 5 gallon as its heavy to handle and stir. I ask alot of my paint. I like paint! --99.203.xx.xxx

Plenty paints pretty petals. --98.122.xxx.xx

We bought 3 5-gallons buckets of builder grade white paint once during a sale. It was like painting with milk. It took multiple coats and still looked like crap with lots of bleed through. When we challenged the rep for that paint at a meeting at Home Depot once, he said we should have had the WHITE paint tinted WHITE to get the right coverage. Hmm how would one know that? --50.82.xxx.xxx

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Hammer, that is an annoying aspect of SW w/ the discount thing. I got a discount the first time I went to the store by opening an account. Guy said hundred bucks off next time you come. I went back a month later and they said no record of that. I was already in that paint so I was stuck. They gave me some off, but it wasn't a great experience. --24.194.xxx.xxx