Renting or Storing Items Before Closing

[Eric Smith]

Folks, I'm going to be closing on my new house on 30 AUG. I will be arriving in town two weeks before that and I'm wondering if it's possible to propose renting the home for those two weeks. I understand their could be some tenant law issues with that which would make a seller hesitant to agree.

Otherwise, it would be very helpful if I could just put a few items in the garage while we wait to close. Do you think that would constitute the same problems as being a full blown tenant?

I want to make sure the seller feels protected but also don't really want to move stuff into storage and then have to move it again after closing.