Paint is one of the most visible line items in a commercial building budget, and one of the easiest to postpone. The lobby still looks acceptable, the siding still holds color from the parking lot, and there are always other repairs competing for the same dollars. Then one season the trim starts to peel, a tenant mentions the scuffed corridor walls during a lease renewal, and the repaint suddenly feels urgent. A better approach is to plan repainting as a cycle, with clear signals that tell you when each part…