Think about why an investment property might sit empty. At first glance, that seems absurd. An investor wants to earn money, and rent would be one way to get th

Think about why an investment property might sit empty. At first glance, that seems absurd. An investor wants to earn money, and rent would be one way to get that. As high as rents might be, they are clearly not enough to put these properties on the market. Find the cause and fix it. Possible causes: too difficult to evict non-paying tenants, too difficult to sue tenants for damages, too many expensive upgrades required (fire protection, disability access, etc.), too difficult to avoid getting sued by the government, etc. Investors don't leave property idle for fun. There is a reason.