Can I See the Occupied Units?

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Fred Heller · Answer

Around here it's SOP to not show occupied units without an accepted contract. The reason is the seller doesn't want 50 tire kickers walking through and disturbing the tenants. And frequently the tenants don't even know the property is up for sale.

Once you have an accepted contract you should be able to walk through all of the units in addition to the property inspections you will want to do. You'll be in the option period and can renegotiate or terminate the contract if there's something you don't like.

Account Closed · Answer

is the lead with the owner? Always ask to see all the units unless it is contingent on an accepted offer or other condition

Chris Mason · Answer

This is typically the case here in the Bay Area, too.

Typing Alexandria Louisiana in the body of a post so that locals to OP, hopefully, can chime in and tell us how it is in LA.

Sam Shueh · Answer

You may inspect others if your offer is accepted. But ask for photos, repair done on it and conditions they are in.  I suspect you saw the better units.

Jeff V. · Answer

@Jerie Bowie

Typically you can see the vacant units and use that to figure what it would cost to renovate a typical unit and figure that into your offer price.

Once the offer is accepted, you absolutely have the right to inspect the occupied units with a 24 - 48 hour notice to the tenant during your due diligence period.  You can then re-negotiate the offer if there are more repairs required than expected.

Like a previous poster said, they don't want to disturb the tenants for every tire kicker that comes along.

Hope this helps.

Jeff V

Joe Arida · Answer

Yes you should be able to. You can ask to see it before you put in an offer, which would definitely be preferable. If the two were renovated there could be a decent difference in quality of the units...I would recommend seeing them prior to offering.

However, at the very least you should see it when you get the inspection of the property done if you walk through with the inspector.

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