Best practice selling duplex

[Nick Clurman]

Im thinking seriously about selling a duplex in a c-b neighborhood.  My tenants are moving out on one side and I'm planning on doing a quickie fix-up ( floors, paint bathroom ect.).  Am I better off getting new tenants before listing or have it vacant for a potential owner live-in situation?  Thanks for your opinions.

[Jeremy Brown]

Vacant. That is a big selling point for an owner-occupant, who is the most-likely person to overpay. If I saw a listing with new tenants, I’d assume that they weren’t screened as carefully as I would since the seller doesn’t care if they go bad in a few months.