NP I am just trying to look at the glass half full not half empty and because I have some insight into how they operated.and knew the CEO Nav Athwal personally I thought I would share.. 

Why is the backyard empty?

My parents have empty out buildings that we are thinking of turning into winter boat storage.

I could have some of them over half empty, and still be making a couple hundred dollars per month.

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Quote from @Stephan Guna: My advice would be to buy it empty.

I would prefer to buy it empty.

The extra "pet rent" you're going to receive is probably way less than how much you're going to lose while the unit sits empty for an extra few days/weeks while people with pets don't apply and you're dealing with an applicant as to what Pooky really is. 

Guessing the fridge goes on the empty wall next to the door. 

If they were behind and money was tight, moving can drain an almost empty account quickly with the deposit.