Hello, the NAR referred me to legal counsel: my realtor, during my temporary occupancy agreement period, gave my buyer, not only the keys and the alarm code, but the instructions on how to disarm the alarm. 

However, the official IRS instructions tell you to file 1099s anyway. 

I don't ever suggest you return it to the tenant and force the new owner to get it back because that could be a real mess.As others have said, you should get an estoppel certificate during your inspection phase and then provide clear instructions regarding the transfer of funds and other items so all parties are clear.

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I tell them that the reason I am being so thorough is because I need to relay very clear instructions on what they need to do since I am largely unavailable during business hours.

@Steve Vaughan  herein lies the rub  with just trusting closing attorneys to do your deals for you.just like out here we don't trust our escrow companies to explain the mechanics of the deal, we know what we are doing and we give instructions to the attorney or title company .. not just hey I showed up and signed and had no clue as to what I am doing.. this is the height of well you know what.I get that all the time from east coast attorneys who just tell me title is fine..

And always consult your accountant for further guidelines and instructions.

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Also, we try to group prospective tenants in a time frame of one hour, and pay a trusted person in the area to be there, unlock the door, give the prospects feature sheets and an application with details/instructions on our rental process, which we supply.