Sell a Rental Property With Tenants in Place
Most landlords who want out do not want out of property. They want out of the phone calls, the turnover, the tenant who is two months behind, and the furnace that fails at Christmas.
You do not have to empty the property to sell it. We buy occupied rentals with the lease in place, including ones where the tenant is behind — and you do not have to run an eviction first so that someone else's purchase can close.
What your options are
Selling to us is one of them, and it is not always the right one. Here is the honest version.
Keep it and hand it to a manager
If the numbers work and the headache is the problem, a management company solves the headache for a share of the rent. It does not fix a property that needs capital you do not want to put in.
Wait for the lease to end, then list it
Gets you the owner-occupier market and the best price. It means carrying the property to the end of the term, turning it over, and then repairing it to a standard a mortgaged buyer can close on.
Sell to another investor on the open market
Keeps the tenancy intact, but the buyer pool is smaller and financing on a tired rental can be slow or fall apart at the appraisal.
Sell as-is with the tenant in place
No eviction, no turnover, no repairs. The lease comes with the property and your involvement ends at closing.
How selling to HudREI works here
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Tell us the address, the rent, where the lease stands, and whether the tenant is current. Arrears do not disqualify anything — we just need to know.
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We make a cash offer on the property as it is, occupied. You do not need to arrange access for a parade of showings, which is usually the part tenants resent most.
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Title handles the lease assignment and the security deposit transfer so the tenancy carries over properly.
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You close and you are done. The tenant stays, and their lease is now our responsibility.
How long it takes
Two to three weeks. Because there is no turnover and no repair schedule, an occupied rental is usually one of the faster closings we do.
Questions sellers actually ask
Do I need to evict the tenant before selling?+
No. We buy with tenants in place, and we would rather you did not start an eviction on our account. If one is already under way, tell us where it stands.
What happens to the lease?+
It transfers with the property. The tenant's existing agreement is honoured; a lease does not evaporate because the owner changed.
My tenant is behind on rent. Does that kill the deal?+
No. It affects what the property is worth to us, so we need to know, but owing rent does not make a property unsellable.
What about the security deposit?+
It transfers at closing and is handled through the settlement statement, so the obligation to the tenant moves with the property properly.
Do you need to inspect the inside?+
We try to keep intrusion to a minimum out of respect for the tenant. Often photos and one short visit are enough, arranged with proper notice.
I have several rentals. Can you take them together?+
Yes. Send the list of addresses and we will price the portfolio rather than making you sell them one at a time.
We buy houses; we are not attorneys or tax advisers. Nothing here is legal advice, and on anything involving a court, an estate, or the county, you should talk to a professional about your own situation.
Where we buy
We buy across Indiana and Tennessee. These are some of the areas where this comes up most.
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