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Old 02-12-2020, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by juliewna View Post
I have a patio villa in the village of Ashland 10 minutes away from Lake Sumter which I’m going to be selling soon. Currently I have an excellent tenant in the home that’s been there 3 to 4 years and hopes to stay. Trying to decide if I should wait to the end of his lease and have him move out and then sell it as a turnkey or if there is much interest in purchasing investment property with a tenant that is in place. I do not live in the area, so everything is done long distance.
I think you will get a better price if you move the tenant out and make the house attractive to a buyer who wants to live in it. An investor will probably want to buy the house for less than market value. Currently, there is a seller's market in The Villages, and villas are in demand. You will have a lot more potential buyers who want a house to live in it than you will have investors. Having a current tenant in the house is not really an advantage because an investor can always find a tenant.