Moving=Need to or Not

[waltwl]

I'll be moving soon and taking the pictures with me. Do I just leave the nails or screws in the wall or should I remove them and fill in the small holes. It will be hard to find the right paint to match.

[vintageogauge]

If you are an owner it's up to you. If you are a tenant your lease should state what you have to do at lease end. If you rented through Hometown you would have to fill them in ready for paint.

[rjn5656]

I left the screws in the wall.

[dtennent]

When I have moved, I asked the real estate agent about removing the screws/picture hooks. Her comment was to leave them. If the next person wants to use them, great. If not, then they can remove and repair. They were considered incidental to the state of the house. You might want to leave the paint chip so they know what to buy if they want to repair.

[Investment Painting Contractors]

I'll be moving soon and taking the pictures with me. Do I just leave the nails or screws in the wall or should I remove them and fill in the small holes. It will be hard to find the right paint to match.

Leave them. Most people don't do it properly causing the contractor to fix their patches. It takes a good painter less than 20 mins to remove the nails and screws. We use a ready mix patch and use our finger tips tp apply. Thus eliminating the need to sand, and it doesn't change the texture of the plaster. @ flat spots on knockdown or textured walls. Some homeowners have even used un paintable silicon caulk and 2in putty knives to apply it.. Len

[davem4616]

I've always removed the picture hooks, mainly because I planned to use them at the next house

If you're careful the only thing that is left is a small nail hole, which can easily be filled in and sanded down before someone paints (or wallpapers...does anyone do that anymore)

[Girlcopper]

I'll be moving soon and taking the pictures with me. Do I just leave the nails or screws in the wall or should I remove them and fill in the small holes. It will be hard to find the right paint to match.
Do what you feel like doing. Either way the wall will have to be patched and painted for new owners

[Skunky1]

Toothpaste

[La lamy]

I've always filled the holes and repainted when leaving a place. I find it's the nice thing to do.

[J1ceasar]

Reminds me when I bought my first house the ex owner was so cheap they took all the light bulbs

[camaguey48]

I've always filled the holes and repainted when leaving a place. I find it's the nice thing to do.
I eliminate that option by inserting a clause in the lease agreement that no alterations to the walls or anywhere in the property are allowed. Consequences for failure to adhere are steep so I make it very clear My property is furnished and there are pictures on the wall which complement the decor.

[gatorbill1]

I've always filled the holes and repainted when leaving a place. I find it's the nice thing to do.

Agree with that thought

[Jerry Leinsing]

You should have a box of paint cans in one of the closets in the hall or kitchen cabinets. You can also get the paint maker and number from the villages building department for your home unless the house is older or been repainted.
Don’t use toothpaste. Go to Lowes and buy a tube of vinyl spackling sold just for this purpose. Like the lady says, “it’s the nice thing to do”

[DAVES]

I'll be moving soon and taking the pictures with me. Do I just leave the nails or screws in the wall or should I remove them and fill in the small holes. It will be hard to find the right paint to match.

There is a lot of missing, important information. If, you were renting the place from an owner, I would ask the owner. If, you are selling a property you own, if, your walls are like ours with a textured finish, I would have it professionally patched. There is an art to having the texture match. Our mover, dropped a piece of furniture into our brand new wall, making a hole of 4-5 inches. We had it professionally patched. I was shocked. The person did it in far less time than it would have taken me. The patch is perfect.
I know where it was and I do not see any difference.

In any case if, you are selling, or moving out of a rental. I would take photos. It is not at all uncommon in a rental for the owner to claim you left the place in poor condition and you owe them $$$$$. If, it is a sale, it has become common practice for the buyer or their atty to claim you did not leave the place in good condition and at closing to demand $$$$$.

I would suggest anyone and everyone take quality photos of how the place was are are ready willing and able not to allow yourself to be trapped.

[DAVES]

Reminds me when I bought my first house the ex owner was so cheap they took all the light bulbs

It is amusing what people do. My sister bought a home many years ago and the contract said includes GE refrigerator. They did see a reasonably current GE refrigerator. So it makes sense she bought that house about 1974. The people did leave her a GE refrigerator. It was the type with an exposed motor on top. The date on the motor was 1936. My sister recently sold the home to her daughter. That 1936 refrigerator is still running in the basement. Energy use, who knows. I bet they could find someone who would trade it for a new unit.

[TCNY61]

Reminds me when I bought my first house the ex owner was so cheap they took all the light bulbs

Might be a good idea with the new LED bulbs. I have one light that used 18 bulbs at $5 each. It adds up quick!

[GGTaurus]

Leave them. The prior idiots that owned our house filed the nails with outside putty. It was so bad that we had the whole house professionally repaired!

[Holpat39]

Moved 5 times over the years and always took out nails and screws, patched and painted as a courtesy to the new owners so they had a clean slate to work with.

[Topspinmo]

I don’t think it makes difference either way, new owners going so what they want anyway. I seen resales owners replace all sorts of stuff before put on market cause the realtor said get more? Then the new owner comes in and replaces what was replaced and new stuff goes out in trash. I don’t see the point to spend 20k to maybe make 10K more if you’re luckily?

[NemoCrownie]

I've always filled the holes and repainted when leaving a place. I find it's the nice thing to do.

I agree; that's what we've always done. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you...

[Bay Kid]

I'll be moving soon and taking the pictures with me. Do I just leave the nails or screws in the wall or should I remove them and fill in the small holes. It will be hard to find the right paint to match.

Rule of thumb, pictures go, nails stay.

[bpascani]

We bought a year ago, and the lady left nails everywhere she had stuff hanging, except 3 large places. We were able to use all of the nails that were left. The other 3 don't work at all for us so, at some point, we will spackle and repaint. I am able to cover 2 of the 3 easily, and will eventually get a silk flower arrangement, or something to hide the other one. Every house we have ever sold, we left all of the hardware, including for drapes , and it was fine