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Confirm the tenant's leaving date in writing

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Advertising a home before you know when it will be free can leave a new tenant waiting with their furniture on a truck. Before marketing to anyone else, get written confirmation from the current tenant that they will not renew, together with the exact date they will hand back the keys. A passing remark during a phone call is not enough to plan around. With the date confirmed, plan the turnaround: the move-out inspection, any repairs and repainting, cleaning and a final check. Then offer the next tenant a start date that leaves room for those steps. For a townhouse in Al Ghadeer, a week between the two tenancies might be enough for the work you have listed. Whatever the gap, promise only a date you can meet. Prepared by Masterpiece Property. AI-generated illustration, not a photograph of an actual property or project.

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