Painting Contractors
Painting contractors handle interior repaints and touch-ups in units and corridors, plus exterior painting of buildings, railings and trim. For student housing, most of the work happens during the turn, along with minor drywall repair before paint goes on.
Guide updated Oct 29, 2026. Written for operators, with input welcome from people who do this work.
Why this matters
Paint is the biggest piece of most student housing turns, and it all has to happen in the short window between move-out and move-in. A painter who runs out of crew or mismatches colors leaves units unready on move-in day and touch-up work that residents and parents notice right away.
When you need it
- During the summer turn, when most units need touch-ups or full repaints at once.
- Before pre-leasing tours, to refresh model units, hallways and the leasing office.
- When a unit comes back with heavy wall damage after a resident moves out.
- When exterior paint is fading or peeling and is planned as a larger project.
Common challenges in student housing
- Crews get stretched thin when every property in a college town turns at the same time.
- Colors and sheens drift over the years, so touch-ups stand out against older paint.
- Residents leave behind holes from anchors, tape and adhesive hooks that slow prep.
- Furnished units mean working around beds, desks and dressers without damaging them.
- Paint has to be dry and cured before cleaners and move-ins follow right behind.
What to look for
- Capacity for turn season: ask how many units they can paint per day during your window and how many crews they will commit to your property.
- Written pricing per unit or per room, with clear rates for full repaints, touch-ups, ceilings, doors and trim.
- A documented color and sheen schedule for your property so every crew uses the same products and touch-ups blend in.
- A plan for wall repair before painting, including who patches holes and anchors left by residents and how that is priced.
- How they protect floors, fixtures and furniture in furnished units, and who pays for damage.
- A walk-through and sign-off process for each unit so you can flag misses before the cleaners and inspectors arrive.
- Current licensing where your state requires it and a certificate of insurance that names your property, checked before work starts.
How pricing usually works
- Turn work is usually priced per unit or per room, with separate rates for touch-ups and full repaints.
- Ceilings, doors, trim, accent walls and color changes are often priced as extras.
- Drywall repair may be included up to a point and then billed by the hole or by the hour.
- Exterior painting is typically quoted as a project, and paint may be supplied by you or the contractor.
How prices are usually structured, not what they cost. Actual prices vary by market, property and scope, so compare written proposals.
Questions to ask a supplier
- How many units can you paint per day during our turn, and how many crews will you commit?
- Will you work from our property's color and sheen schedule and keep it on file?
- What drywall repair is included in your unit price, and how is extra repair billed?
- Who supplies the paint, and how do you make sure every crew uses the same products?
- How do you protect floors and furniture in furnished units?
- What is your process for a final walk-through and fixing missed spots?
- How do you handle units that turn out to need more work than the scope covers?
Painting Contractors suppliers 91
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360° Painting
Serves nationwide
Provides apartment owners and property managers interior and exterior painting through locally operated commercial painting crews.
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4 Seasons Contractors
Serves OR
Provides interior and exterior multifamily painting for apartments, condominiums and townhomes, including turnover repaints, hallways, leasing offices and full exterior projects in the Portland metro.
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AAPCO Group
Based in Concord, NC
Paints multifamily apartment exteriors and performs related surface repairs during property renovations.
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All Shine Cleaning & Painting
Serves AZ
Phoenix-area apartment turnover cleaning and interior painting for multifamily property managers.
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Allied Painters Inc.
Serves ID, UT
Provides multifamily unit-turn painting, full exterior repaints and common-area refreshes for apartment and condominium communities in Utah and Idaho.
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AllSouth Renovations
Completes apartment community exterior renovations, roofing, amenity upgrades and fire or flood repairs.
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American Coatings, Inc.
Serves TN
Paints multifamily apartment exteriors and performs associated window replacement and large-scale carpentry.
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American Exterior Systems
Serves AZ, UT · Mentions student housing
Phoenix-based multifamily exterior contractor providing apartment and student-housing exterior repainting, stucco repairs, wood repairs and protective coatings.
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American Painting and Renovations
Provides interior and exterior painting, pressure washing and protective coatings for multifamily apartment communities.
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Amstad Turn Co.
Serves TX · Mentions student housing
Provides student housing unit turns including cleaning, painting, sheetrock repairs, carpet replacement and carpet cleaning.
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Apartment Painters
Serves OH
Apartment-focused painting contractor for make-ready turns, occupied units, full repaints, new construction and capital projects.
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Apartment Turnovers, Inc.
Based in Rockville, MD
Provides multifamily apartment turns with painting, unit cleaning, punch-list repairs, carpet cleaning and surface refinishing.
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Arch Painting
Serves nationwide
Provides property managers multifamily exterior repainting, interior touch-ups and portfolio-wide maintenance painting.
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Axiom Painting
Serves ID, WA
Offers apartment and multifamily painting for property managers, including unit turnovers, occupied-unit work, hallways, common areas and exterior repaints in Spokane and North Idaho.
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Ayala's Painting LLC
Serves CO
Paints multifamily apartment interiors, exteriors, unit turns, stair systems and common areas across Colorado's Front Range.
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B. Taylor Painting, Inc.
Serves CA
Painting and repair contractor focused on multifamily communities, high-rise apartments and condominiums, including painting and related carpentry or drywall repairs.
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Beacon Painting & Repairs
Serves IN
Provides exterior and common-area painting, wood repairs and related services for occupied multifamily, condominium and HOA communities in Central Indiana.
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BEHR Paint Company
Serves nationwide
Paints, coatings and dedicated professional support for apartment and multifamily property owners and managers.
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BidFreq LLC
Serves GA
Coordinates rental apartment turns, trash-outs, repairs, flooring, painting, cleaning and final punch lists.
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BKB Property Solutions
Based in Columbus, OH · Mentions student housing
Paints apartment interiors and exteriors and provides student housing unit turnover painting and drywall repairs.
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Budget Painting
Serves NC, SC
Apartment community and rental property painting including tenant turns, common areas, exteriors and maintenance repaints.
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Campus Cleaning
Serves nationwide · Mentions student housing
Cleans student housing residences and common areas, including move-out turnover cleaning, floor care and ongoing custodial services.
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Campus Make Ready
· Mentions student housing
Provides student housing turn painting, unit cleaning and carpet cleaning for move-in preparation.
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CAPEX, Inc.
Serves GA · Mentions student housing
Completes student housing interior and exterior renovations, capital improvements, roofing and unit turns.
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CCC's Services
Serves SC
Provides multifamily apartment turnover painting, drywall repair, cleaning, unit repairs, resurfacing and trash-outs.
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CertaPro Painters
Serves nationwide
Paints apartment interiors, exteriors and common areas and coordinates multi-building projects for multifamily property managers.
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CG Pro Painting
Serves CA
Multifamily apartment unit turns, occupied-building common-area painting, exterior repaints and drywall repairs.
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City Wide Maintenance Company
Serves CA
Apartment interior and exterior painting for landlords and property managers, with additional cleaning and carpet services.
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College Dorm Cleaners
Serves AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA · Mentions student housing
Cleans student housing amenities and common areas, including recurring upkeep, turnover cleaning and carpet cleaning.
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Colorado House Painters
Serves CO
Paints apartment exteriors, vacant units, corridors and amenity spaces for multifamily property managers.
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CQP Contracting
Serves MD, OH, PA, WV
Pittsburgh-area contractor providing apartment turnover repaints, multi-unit painting, drywall repairs and rental-property renovation services.
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Crown Painting Inc.
Serves CA, NV · Mentions student housing
Paints student housing dormitories, apartment complexes, and other multifamily buildings for property managers and developers.
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DC Painting, Inc.
Serves CA
Commercial painting contractor providing interior and exterior painting for apartment complexes, multifamily buildings, condominiums and commercial properties in Southern California.
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DJ7 Solutions LLC
Serves GA
Provides Atlanta-area multifamily operators apartment turns, painting, flooring, resurfacing and recurring cleaning.
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Eiland Facility Maintenance Solutions
Serves OH
Apartment unit-turn services coordinating painting, flooring, deep cleaning, repairs and trash-outs.
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Eleven Coats Painting
Serves AZ
Commercial painting company serving Phoenix-area multifamily and apartment properties with exterior repaints, common-area painting and property maintenance painting; does not provide unit-turn painting.
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Elite Property Services
Serves AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
Pressure washes apartment exteriors and provides window cleaning, gutter cleaning and waterproofing for multifamily communities.
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Essential Property Preservation
Serves OH
Unit turns and make-ready work for property managers, including inspections, repairs, painting and maintenance.
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ForeFront Commercial Painting
Paints apartment building interiors, exteriors and shared areas while coordinating occupied-property schedules.
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Gilbert's Painting
Serves AZ
Paints Arizona apartment community interiors, building exteriors, breezeways, leasing offices and vacant units.
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Go Painting
Serves NC
Commercial painting and protective coatings for multifamily developments, HOA-managed properties and facilities.
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Goodman Decorators
Serves IL
Apartment turn painting, common-area repaints and drywall repairs for Chicago-area property managers and multifamily owners.
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GreenSpeed Painting LLC
Based in Chicago, IL
Paints multifamily apartment exteriors, shared spaces and units between residents.
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Hi-Def Restorations
Serves CO
Commercial and multifamily interior and exterior painting, drywall, trim, stairwells and protective coatings.
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HiStar Painting
Paints occupied apartment building interiors, exteriors, common areas and vacant units across Chicagoland.
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Independence Painting Co.
Based in Des Plaines, IL · Mentions student housing
Paints student housing and multifamily apartment unit turnovers, common areas, corridors and building exteriors.
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IPS Multifamily
· Mentions student housing
Renovates student housing and multifamily properties, including interior upgrades, exterior improvements and capital projects.
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ISCO Contractors LLC
Serves TX · Mentions student housing
Provides university residence halls and multifamily apartments unit turnover cleaning, interior painting, minor repairs and make-ready preparation.
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King Quality Cleans
· Mentions student housing
Provides student housing turnover deep cleaning, painting, carpet care, minor drywall repairs and turn scheduling.
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Luxxe Property Solutions LLC
Serves TX · Mentions student housing
Provides student housing turns including interior painting, deep cleaning, carpet cleaning and final unit inspections.
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MakeReady Masters
Serves SC
Apartment turns, painting, cleaning and drywall repairs for multifamily property managers.
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MasterBrush Painting
Paints multifamily apartment interiors, common areas, exteriors and units between tenants.
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MGM Painting Co.
Serves CO
Paints multifamily apartment turnovers, interiors, exteriors and shared facilities across Northern Colorado.
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MultiPro Property Solutions
Provides apartment turn cleaning, minor repairs, painting, carpet cleaning and resurfacing for multifamily communities.
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National Coatings, Inc.
Serves nationwide
Provides apartment and multifamily exterior and interior painting, repainting and protective coatings.
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National Painting Partners
Based in Valparaiso, IN
Coordinates multifamily apartment exterior repaints, unit turnover painting and shared-area painting across multiple markets.
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Nava's Painting and Construction
Serves OR, WA
Apartment, condominium and HOA painting including turnover units and common-area work for property managers.
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Nuveldy's Apartment Turnover Services
Serves CO, TN
Apartment turnover contractor for multifamily communities offering make-ready cleaning, painting and drywall, carpet care, and punch technicians.
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Optimum Apartment Solutions
Serves CO
Provides Denver-area multifamily apartment turns, painting, cleaning, resurfacing and make-ready repairs.
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Orcas Development, Inc.
Serves OR
Paints vacant apartment interiors between residents for property managers in Oregon and Washington.
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Oregon Painters Group
Serves ID, OR, WA
Multifamily painting contractor handling apartment exterior repaints, unit turns, hallways and common-area projects.
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Paint & Co.
Serves NC
Exterior painting for multi-unit townhomes and small apartment buildings, with commercial painting for property managers.
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Peak Pro Painting
Serves CO
Paints apartment complexes and multifamily building exteriors, interiors and shared areas, including surface preparation and repairs.
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Perfection Painting Pros
Serves NC, SC
Multifamily and HOA painting for apartments, clubhouses and common areas plus rental turnover painting and drywall patching.
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Pilot Painting & Construction
Based in Orange, CA
Paints multifamily apartment building exteriors and coordinates related repairs and capital improvement projects.
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Premiere Property Services
Serves MI
Apartment turn contractor for multifamily communities providing paint, flooring, carpet cleaning, tub and counter resurfacing, drywall, and punch work.
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PrimeOne Property Solutions
Serves FL
South Florida multifamily apartment make-ready including repairs, painting, cleaning, flooring touch-ups and punch lists.
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Proff Paint
Serves CO
Paints apartment interiors, exteriors and common areas, including surface preparation and minor repairs.
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RentReady Property Services LLC
Provides Miami-Dade apartment turns including deep cleaning, repainting, drywall repairs, fixtures and flooring replacements.
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Revato
Coordinates multifamily apartment turns including painting, deep cleaning, light maintenance and vendor scheduling.
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RezPro Solutions
Serves nationwide · Mentions student housing
Coordinates student housing seasonal turns including unit painting, cleaning, final preparation and onsite quality oversight.
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Rip City Painting
Serves OR, WA
Commercial painting company serving multifamily apartment buildings and HOA or condominium properties across western Oregon and southwest Washington.
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Rx Cleaning Services LLC
· Mentions student housing
Coordinates cleaning and painting for student housing seasonal turns with project management and completion tracking.
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Sherwin-Williams
Serves nationwide
Paint and flooring supplier running a multifamily core product program with carpet and vinyl tile, local branches and independent installers.
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Shield Coat Painting
Serves AZ
HOA and multifamily community repaints covering apartment exteriors, common areas, block walls and gates with resident coordination.
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Side-Pro Exteriors
Serves WA
Provides phased exterior painting for occupied multifamily buildings and HOA communities alongside siding and building-envelope renovation in the Seattle-Tacoma region.
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Smart Painting
Serves TX · Mentions student housing
Applies interior and exterior coatings and drywall finishes for student housing and multifamily properties.
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SP TurnKey
Serves GA
Coordinates multifamily apartment make-ready painting, repairs, installations, resurfacing, cleaning and punch-list work.
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Straight Edge Painting Pros
Serves NC, SC
Apartment and HOA community painting covering building exteriors, breezeways, clubhouses, leasing offices and unit repaints.
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Streamline Facility Services Company Inc.
· Mentions student housing
Coordinates student housing high-volume unit cleaning, painting, carpet care, trash-outs and make-ready work.
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Synergy Painting, Inc.
Serves AZ
Specializes in multifamily exterior repainting and commercial painting for apartment communities and other properties in the Phoenix region.
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Teem Multiservices
· Mentions student housing
Coordinates student housing and multifamily apartment turns including painting, drywall repair, cleaning and punch-list work.
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The Colorado Painting Company
Serves CO
Paints apartment units, hallways, stairwells and exterior surfaces for multifamily property managers.
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The Turn Company
Serves nationwide · Mentions student housing
Coordinates student housing seasonal turnover cleaning, painting, carpet cleaning, trash-outs, make-ready punch work and move-in support.
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Total Apartment Solutions
Serves GA, TX
Provides multifamily apartment turns, cleaning, painting, repairs, flooring and final make-ready services.
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Turn KC
Serves KS, MO
Provides Kansas City multifamily apartment turns, light repairs, painting, cleaning and carpet cleaning.
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Turnkey Apartment Services
Serves WA
Apartment make-ready services combining painting, cleaning, resurfacing, drywall repair and maintenance.
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Turnkey Solutions LLC
· Mentions student housing
Coordinates student housing turnover painting, cleaning, carpet care, maintenance and unit upgrades.
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Turnzy
Serves CT, MA, ME, NH
Painting, cleaning, and make-ready turnover provider for apartments, rental units, condos, and commercial properties across New England.
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Urban Renovation Construction
Serves nationwide · Mentions student housing
Provides multifamily and student housing interior renovations, exterior repairs, waterproofing and roofing under general contracting programs.
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Vista Contractors
Serves CA
Multifamily and apartment painting including unit turnovers, common-area refreshes and building repaints for property managers.
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