Show your rental property while tenant occupied?

[Jamie Mathieu]

Would love to hear your experience and advice on showing a rental property while current tenants are still occupying it?  During any visit that I have had over the past year, the place has been fairly clean.  It is a small property that requires some imagination regarding furniture placement, etc.  The current tenants have not done a great job of this.  Although it is clean, they also have cats which I am worried could be a turn off.  Try to rent right away and reduce vacancy costs or risk turning off potential renters because it's not 100% rent ready?