Outside items (like furniture) are subject to expanding and contracting as well as anything subject to moisture or mildew/mold. 

The student renters that I inherited that didn't have this kind of discussion with are the ones that leave furniture everywhere, oil soaked garages, freeze out the AC units, etc.  

This allows me to do the appraisal between the property being complete and tenancy (no messy curtains, or furniture... although that really shouldn't matter). 

There are proactive and preventative things that can be done to "catch" bed bugs at an early stage and needs to be shared with your renters.You educate them on bed bugs and have them sign an acknowledgement that they have read the materials and will stay aware and on top of what and where they contact bed bugs (i,e, travel,buying used furniture, shopping at thrift stores, etc)Nip it now so that you don't have to go through this again in the future because the risk gets greater especially if someone has a severe reaction to the bites - guess who gets sued?

The short-term people usually have little to no furniture to move in.

We used that primer & paint mix.Found the guy @ Lowes picking up paint.We had 3 quotes but this guy was hungry.He dropped off 3 guys & it was done in one day & they moved the furniture.

I also made some phone calls on my own to the past landlords.After you clean, take some pictures with your furniture still in the condo.

(Buy a piece of furniture on store credit and make steady payments for 4 or 5 months and then pay it all off, get a credit-building loan, get a secured credit card or a Chase freedom card [you build points every time you use it, I have a whole plan devised on that], etc.)SAVE, SAVE, SAVE Put in hours of diligent research.

Property is currently unlivable as carpet is pulled up, furniture is stacked up and electrical switches are taped off...property management says they are waiting on response from third party which I am assuming is the property owner. 

I live in Dallas Texas, a new bie here and into real estate, so no experience of any sort, but one thing keep ringing to me daily each time i am with business analyst and real estate practioners, they keep talking about the growth already in Dallas and still climbing, Toyota North America Headquarters construction on going, they relocating here.So even a new bie like me know what that means.Nebraska furniture onwed by Warren Bugget is new and has driven many businesses here, the list of up coming development in Dallas endless, you wont regret settling and investing here as you already say TX topping your list.Good luck