We have found a rental and will be moving out of our house before it is sold or foreclosed upon.
Realtor wants us to keep utilities on for home inspector if we get it sold - she has two potential buyers waiting for the re-listing.
Do we really need to keep the water and electric services on?
This ties up another $450.00 in utilities security deposits that we just don’t have right now.
How many SS or pre-foreclosures has anyone dealt with w/o utilities turned on?
Thanks for all the help as always! :biggrin
If you really want it sold alittle faster you would keep it all on. If your not using the water, which you wont you will just get a min. bill and can check with your city on what that is. As for electric, you can unplug appliances, set A/C (if you have) on 82 or so to keep home moderate if someone was to look around. If you have a pool drain it is recommended so it doesnt become nasty unless you plan on keeping electric on and having it cleaned.
Now if you do not care it will foreclose, then who cares.
Really your choice… But I have looked at preforeclosers without electric and it gave me doubts on how good some appliances and electric is.
I had water disconnected without my knowledge from one of my properties… you should see how wonderful the smell was when people used the bathrooms and could not flush 
There is a water cut off on the house, cut off, and an circuit panel, cut it off. You will mostly likely sell it to someone who wants to do an inspection and connection fees will probably add up to as much as just turning off circuit panel and shutting off water at street and or main valve in house.
Oh PS. I have owned dozens of properties. Tape the toilet shut with duct tape and write “do not use” on it. The highly professional and usually useless realtors will use it water or not but make them work, they don’t know how and will probably use your yard instead.