Straight Talk About Real Estate

It is not uncommon to move out of your house before you sell it. If your situation allows it, you as a seller would most likely prefer not to be living in the house while buyers come through it at all kinds of times day after day.

If you sell a vacant house, keep in mind a few things:

Keep the utilities on. Once you accept an offer, the buyer will need the utilities to do their inspections. They also need the utilities on for the final walk-through to make sure everything is still working.

Make sure there are no running toilets, dripping faucets or broken sprinklers. Your water bill will give you a heart attack if you do.

Ask a neighbor to keep an eye open for any possible unauthorized entry or vandalism.

Keep up the landscaping so weeds and bushes do not overgrow or lawns dry up. It will cost more to repair than it is to keep a gardener.