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O'Neil Mbakwe
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Austin, TX
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Buying a home where a tenant refuses to leave.

O'Neil Mbakwe
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Austin, TX
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So I recently got a home under contract in Waco, TX. Currently, the owner of the home rents it out to a tenant though there isn't a lease agreement. The seller informed the tenant that she was selling the home, but the tenant did not take it lightly and has gone incognito. She's not at the house, nor is she answering phone calls, and she has the only key to the house. I'm looking to close on the property pretty soon, and I don't want to go through an eviction process. If I close on the property after giving a 30 day notice, what can I do to ensure that the tenant leaves. 

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Christine Kankowski
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Temecula, CA
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Christine Kankowski
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Temecula, CA
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You are buying a house with a known problem.  In your state, how hard is it to get a tenant out who is non-responsive.  In my state (CA) it could take 4 months.   Either get a discount on the home, or make sure they are out prior to closing. 

Let it be the sellers problem to figure out, or get some cash to be the one to deal with it.

Have you been allowed in to see the property?  Sounds like current owner hasn't been in there if they have no key, so the condition may be very different from when the tenant took possession.   

Do your due diligence!

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