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Did you ever notice that 'tenants' and 'terrorists' begin and end with the same letters? 😈
Coincidence? I think not!
This is what my first broker would refer to as a 'non listing'.
The tenants need to be out, or the home needs to be off the market. If the listing agent and the seller are not going to cooperate with making the home available, then next!
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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JoAnn Moore
Georgetown, DE
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
2,222,281
I'm with Roy Kelley move on to the next property. Don't have time to be chasing the listing agent nor tenant.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
7,872,843
Move on to another property.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
846,475
Been there!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
2,460,173
Selling homes with tenants in them can be very challenging. I brought buyers to a multi-family home once. The owner never told the tenants the building was for sale and evidently no one told the tenants we were coming. And I was evidently the first showing. What a mess.
And another one where the tenants were angry they might have to move. They loaded the apartment with very angry looking people. Maybe 20 of them. Who stood there with their arms crossed. We peeked in the kitchen and hightailed it out of there.
There are a lot of pleasant and accommodating tenants, but then ...
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
450,182
Ugh! I hate that.
I especially love when your clients won't bid on anything until they see that tenant-occupied property. Then once you see it...awful.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,259,152
OH YES! When I see tenant occupied, I let the buyers know, "We'll be lucky to see this place and if we do get to see it, don't expect to be able to dine on the kitchen floor - it's going to be a mess!" That way, they KNOW it's not me!
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
3,350,914
Oh No. You buyers need a better understanding of the realities of real estate.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
613,494
I rent/sell my homes for top dollar...which is why I always wait till the tenant is OUT.
Why fight with a tenant to get in to see that they live like pigs...?
Eve
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
760,185
Tenant occupied listings are always a crap shoot. Some tenants are wonderful & even tidy up the place for us but we've had our share of difficult ones too. Those take multiple calls.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
5,117,828
It happens... and it's one reason I try not to show homes with tenants if it appears it will be a problem. I make sure my clients understand upfront why it's hard to show occupied homes.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
3,627,272
Morning Paul.
If you're in the business long enough it will happen. Been there more than once.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
370,200
Indeed.....I explain as much as I can to the prospect that rentals are certainly more difficult etc ahead of time...to anticipate these challenges.....
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
687,136
Yep, it's our job to make it look easy! I really hate listings that have tenants. Even if they are nice and easy to work with, there always comes a problem like whether they stay or have to leave, etc.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,190,382
Have your broker call the listing agents broker who should contact the owner of the property.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,153,794
It has been a relatively rare occurrence with several thousand rentals under my belt. Owners and property managers who subscribe to Renter Inc. now have a database that can make this age old scenario disappear in short order. Essentially, when one door closes so do many others for the tenant. It's a list that as a tenant you do not want to appear.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,507,223
I'd make sure my clients knew what was going on, then move to another house.
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
117,135
131,157
Lots of good answers. Seems you have a "buyer" problem more than a tenant or agent problem. Either the buyer gets educated and cooperative or time to drop them as a client. Buyers like that take the most energy, for the least amount of return... can cost you in many ways.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,555,300
If your buyer thinks you are the problem, you didn't explain how it works with tenant occupied properties in advance. They are common problems and I share them at orientation with my buyers so they know it's them not me.
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,466,257
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®,CRS, No allowed showings, no listing. Next!
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
2,196,059
2,163,933
And unfortunately, the house that poses the greatest challenge to get a showing appointment to is the one the buyers absolutely must see!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
431,172
This is one of those "issues" that puts the buyer's agent in poor light. Even worse is when the listing agent does not return agent's calls, but then answers potential buyer's calls and gets them in to see the property. I hope all the best for you, Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®,CRS,.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
577,750
It can be challenging indeed... I've have encountered this situation a few times when the tenant is very difficult and refuses to allow showings, despite giving the requires 24 hours notice, it being in the contract they signed... Next!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,416,088
In these cases i do not hold back, i tell my buyer straight up "the agent is not rerunning my calls or emails" and the tenant is not letting us in because they do not want to move. I do not protect them to take the heat. Often the buyer chooses to call the agent direct, magically a phone is answered
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JoAnn Moore
Georgetown, DE
4,800,132
5,247,618
A challenge the seller should face before the property is listed. Should never be a sellig agent problem.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
854,022
1,513,143
2,246,908
Delays in showings, reaction to offers, anything. We get the blame as the front line in the what is taking so long.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,583,328
tenants march to their own drummer....
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,684,769
1,598,452
Most of us have that experience. It the price it right, we do inspection in 7 days and see the property anyway and after can move forward or backup.
2,071,025
Agree. One of the condo was rented with me over 7 years ago. Current tenant does not show the property (listed not with me) to prospective buyers. Property on the market over 2 years... I think it depends of the owner of the property and and terms of the lease. But the listing agent has to communicate with you!
1,093,547
I feel your pain...been there, done that except I warn the buyers in advance about the challenges of showing occupied rental properties. A call to the LAs broker usually gets fast results.
902,658
1,625,746
Well, it happens often, but you have to explain your clients that it has nothing to do with you. If they do not trust you= no loyalty, they can move to other agents.
4,319,873
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®,CRS, - it's the most wonderful time.... (to run away and find business somewhere else....)
3,986,308
If the clients don't trust you are telling the truth, it may be time to cut them loose.
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6,426,360
Tenants can certainly be an anchor, I find it best to protect them with a lease and a clause that requires me to pay them a fee when they get a new landlord.
991,952
2,785,756
5,773,392
Paul,
If that is the situation and the buyers are blaming you, then we would politely walk away from the whole darn thing, if we could not find a copacetic answer. The cost of stress on one's life could not possibly be worth the commission. A
4,908,539
3,071,589
1,712,876
We build showig rights into our lease. If not, a discount on rent ususally does it to get same day showings.
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