Find out what market rents are for those units in the two areas, etc.That will give you an idea of some of the different numbers on paper.But also be sure to actually drive through the areas, ideally both during the week and on the weekend, during the day and at night, to get a feel for the areas.

Then the roofing tarps shredded over a high wind weekend.

Bought the week of Christmas so not many people were looking for homes, diamond in the rough!

The duplex is in another town, so I'll only be there on weekends. 

My father-in-law practiced this method and even gave all his tenants a month of free rent every December as a Christmas present!

Holiday weekends I can be considerably higher than other properties but due to the massive amount of 5 star reviews I have on Vrbo I get booked at my higher rates.I'm not sure if you can create a listing with Vrbo or Airbnb as they should be verifying ownership.I would contact the management company and explain the situation and try to negotiate retaining those bookings if they haven't been cancelled already.

enjoy the weekend  -B.A.

Would you hold an estate sale the first weekend to see what money you could recover?

If the timeline is not complete, you will cancel the deal (since this weekend is a banking holiday, maybe give until Thursday next week so closing documents can be redrawn).  

Said they will provide a move out date sometime this weekend.