Interior Paint and Carpet Remnants Pricing?

Question

I’m going to do some minor renovations to a two bedroom rental unit in preparation to rent it out again. I’m going to paint and replace the carpeting. I’m trying to do it as reasonably priced as possible. For paint where should I buy it at a supply house of some kind or a home depot type place, should i wait for a sale, and should I buy it in 5 gallon or 1 gallon containers as far as savings are concerned. What is a good price to pay for a general neutral color per 5 or 1 gallon containers? For carpeting I’m going to check out several local carpet stores and look through their remnant selections. What would be a good price to pay per sq yard? Any other thoughts would be appreciated. I'm not looking to do anything special, just the basics.

Answer 1

I've found that Ace Hardware has the best prices on paint; around $16 for contractor grade and $21 for consumer grade gallons. And they tint it for free -as do most other stores.