You absolutely can go ahead and pre-list your townhomes and make sure to 100% advertise that they will be ready for move-in and give a date.

Here’s a simple flow I use: 1) Pre‑screen first with a brief Google Form or RentRedi pre‑qual: income ≥3x rent, move‑in date, pets, occupants, deal‑breakers; 2) Offer a group showing or two time blocks to anyone who passes pre‑screen; 3) At the showing, hand out/app link and state clearly that full application, credit/background, income docs, and app fee are required within 24 hours to be considered; 4) Process apps FIFO for those who meet your written criteria.

It has not been an easy process for them and has taken a lot longer than the anticipated dates.

You can start marketing your property on Furnished Finder with professional unfurnished photos and mark the calendar for the date you can have it furnished by.

This is my biggest project to date.

I would also highly recommend removing the mirrors from the walls, as they can make the space feel a bit dated.

She runs a Facebook group as well keeping people up to date on laws and suggested legislation regarding AirBnB.

As for the leases, waiting until January 1st can make bookkeeping and tax reporting cleaner since you’re starting fresh for the new year, but transitioning now is fine too, you need to track the date carefully for tax purposes.The mortgages are still personally held unless already in the LLC’s name.

In the suburbs where its a bit lower class areas, multiple times I have seen fake rents where tenant is really paying less, landlord lies about some numbers or that someone is up to date who isn't, etc.One other tip.

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