Can I Sell My Red Wing House With Tenants Still Living There?

We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.

You don't always need to evict to sell to us. We buy houses with tenants in place — we've done it many times, including cash-for-keys when that works better for everyone.

If a voluntary move-out arrangement may work better for everyone, tell us. We can discuss whether cash-for-keys fits the property and tenancy; the lease and the tenants' actual situation still matter.

Tell us what is getting in the way: a lease term, limited access, rent questions, a tenant notice, needed repairs, or uncertainty about the deposit. Call and talk through what you know; you do not have to solve every part first.

You can tell us whether you hope to sell with tenants in place or discuss a move-out. We will talk about the Red Wing property and the situation as it stands.

1. We discuss the house, lease, occupancy, access, condition, and timing you are considering.
2. We give written cash offers in 24 hours. You can read the proposed price and terms before deciding.
3. Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing. The lease, occupancy, and security-deposit details can be addressed with the transaction information.

You can start the sale conversation with tenants in place. You do not need to have an empty house before calling or discussing written terms.

For a city rental or property-code question about a Red Wing address, start with the City's official site and ask which office handles that address. Goodhue County's Recorder's Office is a county starting point for records-related seller follow-up, not lease or possession advice.

• City of Red Wing official website — ask where to direct a city rental or code question for the property.
• Goodhue County Recorder's Office — county records-related follow-up.

You can sell a Minnesota rental with tenants in it. In an ordinary sale, the existing lease transfers to the buyer, who becomes the landlord; selling does not by itself require tenants to move. The lease and applicable notice rules still matter if you want the property vacant.

Minnesota's written-notice rule for a tenancy at will is in Minn. Stat. § 504B.135. Check the actual lease and tenancy before relying on a notice date. A sale alone does not set a move-out date or put the owner in possession of an empty house.

Account for the security deposit and any required interest. Minnesota law allows the prior landlord to transfer the deposit and required interest to the new owner with notice to the tenant, or return the deposit to the tenant. The prior landlord generally has 60 days after ownership changes to do this, or less time if the new owner's deadline to account for the deposit comes sooner. Keep the lease, deposit records, and tenant notices together for the sale.

Read the Minnesota Attorney General's tenant handbook section on sale of a building and Minn. Stat. § 504B.178 for the state's deposit-transfer and successor-landlord rules.