My mother recently put her house on the market with the help of a realtor. Her house was under contract with a family and was set to close a few days ago. Since my mother moved out, the house was empty, and she allowed the potential buyers to move in their furniture. She had her realtor write up a contract that stated that the potential buyers were allowed to move their furniture in, but stipulated that they were not allowed to live there until after the closing. The rationale behind not allowing them to live there was that, should the deal fall through, it would be more difficult to evict them as "renters" with a lease. My mother had the house professionally cleaned before they moved in the
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