Selling a property with a tenant in place takes more care than an empty one, and it is something we handle every week. Done properly, your tenant stays comfortable, your buyers get full access, and your sale price does not suffer. Done badly, restricted access and a tense tenant can cost you the campaign. Here is how KPR makes it work.
How we look after your tenant, and your sale
Access made easy
We arrange inspection times that suit the tenant, keeping them comfortable and your property available to buyers. A tenant who is treated with respect presents your property well, and that shows in the offers.
A thank-you for the tenant
Where it helps, the tenant receives a single $100 voucher of their choice for keeping access easy. Whatever voucher they prefer, we buy it. A small gesture that keeps the campaign moving and the relationship positive.
Virtual staging, undisturbed
When the furniture does not suit, we re-stage the rooms digitally, without moving a thing. Your online presentation is immaculate and your tenant is never inconvenienced.
Tenanted or vacant? Different markets have different buyers
Whether to sell with the tenant in place or with vacant possession is the first decision, and the answer sits in the market your property is in, because different markets have different buyers. In Perth under $850,000, which covers most established apartments, villas and townhouses, the buyers are overwhelmingly owner-occupiers, many of them first home buyers, and they need to move in, so a fixed lease can shrink the buyer pool and cost a seller tens of thousands of dollars. In markets where investors buy, a reliable tenant already paying rent is part of the value, and our buyer database includes investors who look for exactly that.
There are practical ways through it. If the lease is close to its end, we time the campaign so the buyer can settle with vacant possession. Mid-lease, some sellers negotiate an early end to the lease with the tenant, usually with an incentive, and sell the property vacant. And when an investor is the right buyer, selling subject to the lease keeps the rent flowing right up to settlement. We walk you through the numbers on each path before the campaign starts, so the decision is made on facts, not habit.
The buyer pool shifted because the tax settings behind it shifted. We have written a plain-language account of what the May 2026 federal budget changed, what it means for tenanted and established property, and what we are seeing on the ground.
Not ready to sell? Make the property work harder instead
Sometimes the numbers say hold. If you would rather keep the property, KPR Property Management can take over the day-to-day, with rental income visible to you in real time and one senior property manager handling everything. Either way, start with the facts: an obligation-free sales appraisal, a rental appraisal, or both, and decide with real numbers in front of you.
Our property management platform
Technology that pays you sooner
KPR Property Management runs on Managed App. Owners can log in at any time, on a phone or a computer, to see their rent, statements, invoices, inspection reports and property documents.
Rent is not held for an end of month cycle. As the tenant pays, the money comes in and goes straight back out to the owner, less only the costs the owner has agreed to. Bills on the property are paid automatically on their due date, and where a property is owned by more than one person, each owner can be paid their share straight to their own account.
Money that reaches you sooner is money back in your account, or against your loan, days earlier each month.
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Selling an investment property also means thinking about capital gains tax. Our capital gains tax calculator gives you an estimate under the current rules and the rules from 1 July 2027, so a decision to sell now or later is made with the numbers in front of you.
Talk to us
Tell us about your property and your tenant, and we will map out the path that gets you the best result, with the least disruption.
We have also written this up as an article: selling a tenanted property without the stress.
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