In today's real estate market, having a listing is great because it puts you out there and shows other agents and the public that you are still in business and working hard.  But what if you were given a listing that the owner has vacated for years, and now the yard has overgrown and has become a large jungle and there are a few abandoned vehicles on the property?  What if the house on the property appears to be very unclean also? 

Would you as a real estate professional put the property on the market right away and put your sign on the front yard as well?  Or would you wait till the property owner has completed the yard clean up and landscaping?  What if it is now the rainy and wet season and the owners cannot get to the clean up work for a while? 

For my case, since I had the seller's signature on my listing agreement, I put the property on the local multiple listing service and my company webpage as well.  But I also included in the agent remarks that the seller is in the process of doing the clean up work and are just waiting for the weather to clear before completing the work and that the vehicles will be removed as well.  So I hope that potential buyers will not see the property for its current condition, but are able to view the property as it should be when it is cleaned up. 

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