When you own the property you can pass it to heirs upon your death and your heirs can take possession of the property without having to pay capital gains taxes.

Of course the outgoing Tenant is still responsible for damages they caused or insufficient cleaning efforts.Advise the Tenant they will be responsible for rent until a new Tenant takes possession.

I would first try to convince the tenant that the fridge is not haunted or possessed.

No you can't since they have possession until the end of their lease. 

I prefer states that are landlord friendly - for example in Virginia you can evict for non-payment and usually get a judgement and possession in a few months.

rented out for $2000 per month ~30 days after taking possession Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Don't refer to their possessions as junk unless they call it that as well.

I put in the MLS listing that we may ask for up to 60 days to do the closing and possession transfer.

The clause in the contract about "Holdover by Lessee" states "Should Lessee remain in possession of the demised premises with the consent of the Lessor after the natural expiration of this lease, a new month-to-month tenancy shall be created between Lessor and Lessee..."

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