True. I would extend a few days to a week. In my renting days if I was moving I would end the old tenancy on a Monday and commence the new one the previous Friday allowing me the weekend to move and clean. I'd imagine most tenants do something like this. While the old house was technically...
I don't think SQM considers whether a property is occupied or unoccupied when determining vacancy rates. That would be too time consuming and costly.
They simply assume that if a property has been advertised for at least three weeks then it is vacant. Not many properties would be advertised...
