Kent M from Calgary

I was getting my condo ready for sale and had to get a some handyman repairs and painting done. I made the mistake of allowing the handyman service to do everything.  After painting only the bathroom door, it was obvious he was NOT a painter! Not only was he super slow, but there were roller marks and fuzz on on what he had done that was worse that the condition of the door before! I stopped the painting and then began the search for a painter. Using Homestars and Google I came across a few names and Value pro was at the top of the list because I had an idea from her website what the cost was going to be. As it is spring I was lucky enough that the companies I emailed could come out for a quote. I had three quotes, one that was ridiculously expensive from a one day service, another that tried to sell me of work I didn't feel I needed. (since I am selling), and the quote from Deb. From attitude alone I wanted to hire her on the spot because she was honest on what I wanted to accomplish in order to sell. She suggested I leave the closets and ceilings and just go ahead with a single coat on all walls and doors that needed it and not change the colour. For the type of condo I had she said that a colour change really was not going to increase the chances of selling or raise the amount the condo would fetch in the market. The colour was the original builders beige which I hated, but she said that it was close to one of the most popular trend colours now.  I also had black fuzz around my ceiling fan and since the ceilings were knock down texture she said it could be just swept off with a clean broom, which it did! (The other quote I got said I had to spend $1000 to paint the whole ceiling! She then gave me a rough estimate on the spot and emailed the final quote in a few hours. The only issue I faced was that it was going to be at least a week before she could get to it (which wasn't what I was hoping for) but if the job would have been bigger I was looking at almost a month!  Now that the job is finished I am very happy with what we decided on. She did the coat of paint in the master bedroom, living room, kitchen and bathroom and did a coat of paint on all of the baseboards and trim where it was needed and fixed the bathroom door! I am super happy with it as the condo looks almost new! Plus it only took her one day to actually do the job! I would like to have our new house painted next year when Deb has the time. She is very fast and good at what she does and she has such a super attitude as well!