Last updated October 18, 2026
How do I sell a rental property with tenants in Palm Beach County?
Short answer: either sell with the lease in place to a buyer who wants the income, or sell after it ends to the full market, and the lease decides which.
For sellers
Pricing a home is a skill. Start with the current competition and recent closed sales.
41.2% of active single-family house listings in Palm Beach County have a recorded asking price below their original list price.
The data comes from the segment and recorded fields available in PBP Real Estate's BeachesMLS feed, as of the date shown. Gia Freer, Broker of Record, turns comparable sales and current competition into one written pricing opinion for your home, with the reasoning, before it goes live.
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Ask Ava about this dataPrice my home correctlyKey takeaways
- Tenant-occupied Palm Beach County houses where occupancy was disclosed closed at a median $530,000 in 26 days with 32.3% cash buyers; tenant-occupied condominiums at $250,000 in 54 days with 59.4% cash, on BeachesMLS data retrieved October 18, 2026.
- The lease and Florida landlord-tenant rules govern notice and access; your attorney reads those, and the sale plan follows them.
- Tenanted condominiums are common; association rental restrictions and the lease term decide whether the buyer pool is investors only or the whole market.
- Choose the route with the better net and set showing rules the tenant can live with; a cooperative tenant is worth money on the way out.
Tenant-occupied Palm Beach County houses where occupancy was disclosed closed at a median $530,000 in 26 days with 32.3% cash buyers; tenant-occupied condominiums at $250,000 in 54 days with 59.4% cash, on BeachesMLS data retrieved October 18, 2026. 7.7% of condominiums on the market today have a tenant in place. The lease and Florida landlord-tenant rules govern notice and access; your attorney reads those, and the sale plan follows them.
Tenanted, owner-occupied and vacant houses in Palm Beach County
| Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Days to contract | Typical cut | Cash | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied at listing | 1,891 | $675,000 | $337 | 24 | 3.8% | 34.6% |
| Vacant at listing | 1,233 | $570,000 | $323 | 32 | 4.8% | 37.2% |
| Tenant in place at listing | 133 | $530,000 | $353 | 26 | 4.5% | 32.3% |
Based on information from BeachesMLS, retrieved October 18, 2026. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Listings are provided for consumers’ personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.
Occupancy was disclosed on 3,257 of 13,153 house sales. Tenanted houses are a small slice of the market and sell mostly to investors, which is why cash is common and why the price tracks the rent and condition rather than the owner-occupant premium.
Tenanted condominiums in Palm Beach County
| Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Days to contract | Typical cut | Cash | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied at listing | 1,056 | $339,000 | $246 | 34 | 5.0% | 47.4% |
| Vacant at listing | 1,558 | $250,000 | $206 | 44 | 7.1% | 58.2% |
| Tenant in place at listing | 224 | $250,000 | $231 | 54 | 6.3% | 59.4% |
Based on information from BeachesMLS, retrieved October 18, 2026. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Listings are provided for consumers’ personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.
Occupancy was disclosed on 2,838 of 12,272 condominium sales. Tenanted condominiums are common; association rental restrictions and the lease term decide whether the buyer pool is investors only or the whole market. The median recorded monthly association fee on closed condominiums was $625.
Last month against the month before
September 2026 closed 998 houses in Palm Beach County at a median of $700,000, against 1,019 at $695,000 in August 2026. Condominiums and townhouses: 931 at $313,000 against 915 at $300,000. Median days to contract for houses moved from 36 to 40. One month is a reading, not a trend; the twelve-month table above is what we price from.
The three moves, in order
- Read the lease with your attorney: term, notice for showings, what transfers to a buyer, and whether the tenant has any right to buy.
- Get two numbers: a written comparative market analysis with the tenant in place, priced to investor sales, and one for a vacant, market-ready sale after the lease ends, net of the vacancy months.
- Choose the route with the better net and set showing rules the tenant can live with; a cooperative tenant is worth money on the way out.
Who else you need, and what we do not do
A Florida attorney for lease, notice and deposit questions; a CPA or tax professional on depreciation recapture and any exchange; the association for rental and approval rules on a condominium. We handle the sale side.
This page covers the real-estate side only. It is not legal, tax or insurance advice. Deadlines, notices and the treatment of debts on your title are set by the documents and by the agencies and courts involved; confirm your own dates and figures with them or with a Florida attorney before acting.
Related, for Palm Beach County owners: what is my home worth; how we sell a home; Palm Beach County market report; the same page for Broward County.
Gia Freer, our Broker of Record, has been licensed in Florida since 2000 (BK689801) and prepares every opinion of value personally. PBP Real Estate, LLC, Boca Raton.
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How do I sell a rental property with tenants in Palm Beach County: questions
Do tenanted properties sell for less in Palm Beach County?
Tenanted houses where occupancy was disclosed closed at $530,000 against $675,000 for owner-occupied, at $353 and $337 per square foot. Part is property type and location, part is a buyer pool limited to investors. Whether waiting for a vacant sale nets more depends on the vacancy months and the make-ready cost.
Should I wait for the lease to end?
Only if the vacant-sale net, after the empty months and make-ready costs, beats the tenanted-sale net. We put both on paper; the lease and your attorney set what is possible.
Who buys tenanted condominiums?
Mostly investors, which is why 59.4% of tenanted condominium sales were cash. Association rental caps and approval rules decide whether owner-occupant buyers are also in the pool.
What about taxes on the sale of a rental?
Depreciation recapture and exchange rules are CPA questions and worth asking before you list, because the answer can change the timing. We are not tax advisers.
Can I sell a rental property while the tenant's lease is active?
Yes. A rental can be sold with the tenant in place. The lease usually stays in effect after the sale, and the lease's own terms control. The buyer takes the property subject to the lease. The security deposit and any advance rent transfer to the new owner at closing with an accounting (Fla. Stat. 83.49(7)). Many buyers of rentals are investors who want a paying tenant. If you or the buyer want the home vacant, read the lease for a sale or early-termination clause. Whether and how a lease can end early is a question for a Florida attorney. Showings go best with the tenant's cooperation, arranged with notice.
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