# Tenant

- Link: https://citylifehomebuyers.com/blog/tenant/
- Published: 2023-03-23T15:09:04-04:00
- Author: cityliferealtypgh

How to sell a house quickly and hassle-free with tenants

You’ve spent years collecting rent, and now you want to sell that property. But 
there’s a problem! 

The tenants are still inside and you don’t know what to do. 

The good news is you have choices… the bad news is…. You have many choices, which
can make decision-making difficult. So, as property owners ourselves we’ve dealt
with these kinds of situations. So we’ve written a guide to help you with that decision.

Everything from getting the highest price, to what you need to do today to sell.

Let’s get started… 

## As a landlord, you have 3 choices to get your rental sold:

 1. Vacate tenants, remodel, sell retail (Highest price, most hassle, most costly) —
    Selling traditionally in the retail market will give you the highest price. However,
    it comes with a few requirements.
    For one, families buying the property to live
    in it will expect a clean and repair-free house; Very few want a fixer-upper, and
    very few (if any) want to deal with tenants. To get the highest price for your 
    property you’ll need:– No tenants when you list– Clean and free of clutter– Somewhat
    updated ([see this article on “How to repair a property to sell”](http://www.citylifehomebuyers.com/repair))–
    Patience to wait 71 for a buyer to come.*Extra costs: evicting a tenant can be 
    costly in time, money, and patience. If an official eviction is the only way to
    vacate the property, that can be costly in legal fees and not worth the time.
 2. Vacate tenants, sell as-is to an investor (Some Hassle, lower price than retail)—
    Typically, in real estate, there are a few “price tags” for your home. You have
    the “as-it-sits price” which is what someone will take for your house with tenants
    and in the shape, it’s currently in. And there’s the FULL retail price (or “after
    repair”), which is what is worth when it’s cleaned up, has no tenants, and is completely
    updated to market standards — see [this repair article](http://www.citylifehomebuyers.com/repair)
    on what remodel items are worth doing or not.
 3. Sell with tenants, as-is (No hassle, lowest price) — Some (but not many) will buy
    the house with the tenants inside. However, this is (typically) the lowest price
    you can get for the property from most inventors. However, for a small deduction,
    it frees up a lot of hassle and headaches
    However,  there are some investors (like
    us), that see the value in having tenants in the house and pay a fair price regardless
    of whether or not there are tenants: call us to find out what we can offer on your
    property: (412) 744-2366

To help you make your decision here are a few extra tidbits of info:

 1. A good agent/realtor will give you a few options — Depending on your situation,
    they may advise you to just sell to an investor. However, you’ll not only get the
    lowest price but ALSO pay 12900 in commission (that’s the average commission payout
    in @Property_City.
    If you sell directly to an investor (like us), you’ll pay no
    commission and no fees.
 2. If you have time and patience your best bet is Retail — if you have nothing but
    time, consider selling it the traditional way: vacate the property (hopefully they’ll
    leave with no problem), remodel/update, clean up, and list it with an agent.
    This
    process will most likely take a couple of months or more (depending on how many
    updates it needs, then you have the average time it takes to sell a home in @Property_City.
    [See this article on how to prepare a house to sell](http://www.citylifehomebuyers.com/vacant)
    in @Property_City

 3. Know the hidden fees — Depending on how you sell, you’ll have to pay a huge amount
    in agent fees and closing costs. So take that into consideration when selling the
    traditional way.
    At CityLife Residential, we PAY for your closing costs, and you’ll
    pay no agent fees with us. 

There’s a huge range of choices to make, but it falls under whether or not your 
situation allows you to wait, make repairs, and sell retail…. Or just sell to an
investor. 

To get a fair offer on your property today (with no hidden fees and with or without
tenants), give us a call today!  

Dial (412) 744-2366 for a fair offer today.