Total Package Painting

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Do NOT buy a home in 2026 unless you’ve got these three things:

✅An emergency fund covering 6 months of expenses. If your monthly expenses are $5,000, you need $30,000 in the bank.

✅A minimum of 10% down payment. For a $500,000 home, that means having at least $50,000 saved up.

✅Make sure your mortgage is no more than 25% of your gross income. If you make $10,000 a month, your mortgage payment should be under $2,500.

You need to be prepared before buying a home!

Here's three things you need to paint your home.

** a color of your choice in mind
** a time frame when you want the work completed
** know your budget and the important areas you want painted.

For a fraction of the cost of buying or building a home, why not put your hard earned money into your existing home. Total Package Painting can bring your walls, trim, ceilings, doors to life. Or maybe a fresh new exterior curb appeal to the outside of your home. With over 75 years of experience in painting, we can turn your dreams into reality. With a level 5 carpenter plus a color and design specialist on staff that will be ready to meet all your carpenter and painting needs. No more dealing with promises made, promises broken. See why Total Package Painting is the #1 premier painting choice in the Wabash valley.

05/30/2026

THE DEATH OF THE STARTER HOME 🏠📉

We’ve reached a point where the math just doesn't make sense for the next generation of buyers.

The goal used to be simple: build homes in the $200k–$250k range so young families could actually start. Instead, "starter homes" in 2026 are hitting the $400k–$500k+ mark. When you factor in current interest rates, taxes, and insurance, you're looking at a monthly payment of $3,190.

That isn't an entry-level price point. That’s a luxury mortgage disguised as a beginning.

Builders argue that labor and land costs make cheap homes impossible to build, but the result is a generation that is completely locked out of equity. We aren't building communities anymore; we’re building debt traps.

Until we return to building for the people moving in, rather than just the people moving up, the American Dream is going to stay on hold.

Dont fall into that trap, promises made, promises broken. Let the professionals at total package painting transform your current house back into the home of your dreams for a fraction of the cost to build a new home. Rather its changing colors on your walls, or a total remodeling of walls, trim, and doors, or a vibrant exterior curb appeal. With a color specialist and also a level 5 carpenter on staff, and over 75 years of combine experience in the painting industry. Total Package Painting, wabash valley's #1 choice for all your painting needs.

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

A total exterior transformation that the professionals at total package painting recently completed. The photo on the left was day 1 on the job. Photo on the right is when we finished. The customer sent the photo after they added their decorations around the home. As you can see, the end result is nothing but spectacular! For all your painting needs, Total Package Painting is wabash valleys #1 choice.