Should An Owner Keep Rental Property Vacant or Tenant Occupied During the Listing Period?
This has been hotly debated for many years; whether to leave your rental property rented out to others or have the unit vacated during the listing period. You’ve decided to sell your investment property; a single family condominium, townhouse, or home and you don’t know whether to leave it empty or keep it rented. With over 30 years of experience in this area, being a licensed real estate broker, it is my experience, leaving the property rented to others is the best a real estate broker can do to help his seller. I have found, that, most realtors prefer to have a vacant listing, as it is much easier to show, causing little in way of inconvenience, not only to the listing office, but to any realtor wanting to show the property to a prospective buyer. I will repeat, “it is convenient to the agents”; it is not in the best interest of the seller. First, when a property is “for sale” and it is vacant, you are risking the possibility of vandalism. I have seen and heard of many listings being
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