IE big screen maybe a table and chair a couch bed on the floor cloths in the corner on the floor etc.. 

Where someone could walk in with just their clothes and toiletries and be good to go.It wasn't a dealbreaker if a unit didn't quite have all of that. 

Due to the high spring water table (we are in Connecticut), there is still some dampness in a few areas of the concrete floor in the remaining basement.  

I think the thing that scares people away is that everything in the town was built in the late 1800s and one of the tenants has a ton of clothes thrown all over the place. 

Caulked between tub and surround to stop leak, got clothes in basement out from under leak, spray bottled all mold areas including basement ceiling joists, then mold kill primer to seal it up.

In downtown Portland, ME there is a clothing retailer in an old bank space.

I am 100% pro for purchasing multi-unit properties, but you want to purchase the best deal so you are happy to be a property owner and you don't want to purchase a dinosaur you have to clothe and feed.

Be willing to make the hard decision if necessary.Photos of the damp/wet basement are sufficient

At my rental, I left a new roll of paper towels, a bottle of Windex, a new bottle of hand dish soap, a new bottle of hand soap, a 4-pack of toilet paper, and a pack of clothes hangers in the house for move-in day. 

Take lots of pictures of the empty home during inspection to show its empty. including no beds. clothes in closets, food in fridge, toiletries ect.if she pushes back and you have her new address pay a craigslist mover to drop off the washer at there new place.rent to someone else and move on.