For home sellers & listing agents

Rent your unsold home. Cover the mortgage. Re-list when the market's ready.

CREG places a qualified tenant, structures the lease around your future sale, and coordinates with your listing agent from day one. Your agent stays your agent.

Get your free rental review

Send us your home address and we'll tell you what it would rent for and what you'd keep each month.

Thanks — we got it.

Your request is in. Diane will reach out with your numbers within one business day.

A brick single-family home at sunset with a For Sale sign on the front lawn A single-family home with signs of deferred maintenance and a listing that has sat too long
The stakes

Every month on a soft market is a month you can't get back.

A vacant home doesn't pause the mortgage or the carrying costs. Before you and your agent take a price cut off the table, look at what a temporary rental bridge could do to protect the sale you originally planned for.

  • The mortgage is due

    Whether anyone lives there or not.

  • Price cuts are permanent

    Every reduction shrinks what you walk away with at closing.

  • Vacant homes collect risk

    Higher insurance, stale listing, and nobody watching it.

  • Market timing is real

    Every month spent selling into a soft market is a month you can't get back.

A price cut is permanent. A lease term is not.

Diane Robison, VP of Operations, on what it looks like when CREG takes over.

What renting it out gets you

Four things that change the day the tenant moves in

Rent that covers the mortgage

The house pays for itself while you wait for the market to turn.

Qualified tenants, fully screened

Credit, income, background, and rental history. We don't guess.

Maintenance without surprises

Our local team keeps the home in selling shape while it's occupied.

Your listing agent stays your agent

When you're ready to re-list, your agent gets the property back on the market. That's the plan from day one.

Who we are

You didn't plan on becoming a landlord. We did.

Renting out a home you meant to sell can feel like giving up. Investors see it differently: why sell into a soft market when the property can pay its own way until prices recover?

CREG manages single-family homes and has helped sellers in exactly this spot turn a stuck listing into steady income, then re-list with their agent on their own schedule. We work alongside listing agents rather than around them — many of our rental-bridge clients came from agent referrals for exactly this situation.

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The plan

Here's how it works

1

Get your free rental review

We tell you what your home would rent for and what you'd keep each month after expenses. Bring your listing agent into the conversation whenever you want.

2

We place the tenant

Screening, lease, move-in, and management — all handled by our team. Lease terms are structured around your future sale from day one.

3

Re-list when the time is right

The rent carries the house until the market is ready. Then your listing agent puts it back on the market on your schedule.

Get your free rental review

Send us your home address and we'll tell you what it would rent for and what you'd keep each month.

Thanks — we got it.

Your request is in. Diane will reach out with your numbers within one business day.

From our clients · 4.9 stars on Google (47 reviews)

What owners say after they work with us

★★★★★

“True world-class customer service. Have always enjoyed working with them.”

— Google Reviewer
★★★★★

“All the people I have spoken to are nice, kind, and helpful.”

— Google Reviewer
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“Very thankful and blessed to finally be renting a very nice home.”

— Google Reviewer

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Common questions

Answers to the questions owners ask before they call

What about my listing agent?

Nothing here replaces your agent. CREG is the rental bridge that keeps the property earning until it's ready to sell again — and when it is, your listing agent puts it back on the market. Most sellers we help do exactly that: rent for a defined term, then re-list with the same agent who was already working the property. Many of our rental-bridge clients were referred to us by their listing agents for exactly this situation. If your agent referred you, we honor referral agreements.

Can I still sell while it's rented?

Yes, with planning. We structure the lease with your sale in mind — a 12-month term timed to the spring market, or selling to an investor with the tenant in place. Your agent is part of that planning from day one if you'd like.

Won't a tenant hurt the home's condition before I sell?

Normal wear happens. Screening, regular walkthroughs, and the security deposit exist for exactly this. An occupied, maintained home also tends to show better than one that's been sitting empty for a year.

What if I need to sell fast mid-lease?

Tenants have rights under the lease, so timing matters. We walk you and your agent through the options before you sign anything — including shorter terms and sale clauses.

What does it cost?

8% of collected rent for monthly management, plus a one-time leasing fee of 50% of a month's rent when a new tenant is placed. On a $1,500 rental that's $120 a month, and $750 once. Full fee schedule on our FAQ page.

Do I have to do anything day-to-day?

No. Rent shows up, reports show up, and we call if something needs your decision — or your agent's.

Let's look at a rental bridge for your listing.

Call (901) 343-6964 or schedule a time below. Bring your listing agent into the conversation whenever you want — or start with the free rental review and just look at the numbers.

Collaborate Real Estate Group provides rental-bridge property management for homeowners with unsold listings. When a home hasn't sold in the timeframe originally planned, a temporary rental places a qualified tenant, covers the mortgage, and preserves the sale for when the market improves. CREG works alongside listing agents — coordinating lease terms around the future sale, honoring referral agreements, and handing the property back to the agent for re-list. Request a free rental review to see what your home would rent for and what you'd keep each month.

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