Projecting the problem outward to others makes me feel powerless and couches spiritual myopathy.

Their couch was a back seat out of a van.

Maybe you need to spend a little time searching craigslist or wherever with them for their next place, maybe its getting some low priced helper over there to actually help them start packing up, or even pack up while the tenant is still having trouble motivating up off of the couch-depression can be a real killer at times!

One accident with a glass of wine and new couch.

Renovations will take 2 weeks.I anticipate having a hard time finding a good renter during the fall/winter months, so I'm considering furnishing the bedrooms with beds, couch in the LR, and a table in the kitchen - very basic. 

You still want to do your final walk after everything is removed because that’s when you find that hidden stain under the couch or damage from movers  or where Fido or Missy left a tear in the carpet or poopie stains. 

in the mean time my daughters hermit crabs have died b/c of the heat and my newborn has gotten heat rash b/c of it. we have been staying at my parents or sleeping on the couch downstairs. i have had to borrow a window unit just to cool the living room enough to sleep inside. thanks,

You can sleep on a friend's couch and offer to clean their house or do their laundry or cook dinner in exchange for some temporary shelter. 

Sex offenders that have registration requirements should be fairly easy to "catch" without leaving your couch, or babysitting your property. 

Every 2 years you create another rental.While in your primary you use AirBnB and rent out spare bedrooms, even th eliving room couch.