One scenario is that they had moving help and the truck was loaded with these items because the movers assumed they belonged to the tenant.

Hello all,My wife and I are looking to sell our single family home and move to the Tacoma / Puyallup area in the next few months.We had planned on getting a small multi family home and househacking the other units but have found it difficult to find good small multi in the area and are now considering just getting a SFH for the initial move, fixing it up, and renting it out in a few years.My question is, based on your experience with this particular market, is this a good decision based on the climate of real estate in the area at the moment, or are some folks still seeing success at the small multi level, that could allow for house hacking to work?

I'm very close to having a single family home in Tacoma under contract. 

Plans need made or at least started but I am of sorts, lost on how to structure the footings and load displacement per Tacoma building requirements (unknown).

I’m trying to find any information on our local market here in wa. I’m looking for any examples or stories(latest updates) and strategies what people use to build rental/ STR flip brrr and which strategies are being m...

Then, I would offer to buy their houses at a discount if they really felt the need to move...  :-) Really? 

Tacoma, or N. of Seattle (such as Everett, maryville, Snohomish, etc.).

And when such is true, the smart move really is to sell and put those funds into a different project. 

I certainly would not expect, for example, an elderly or disabled person to hire movers to make room for you to replace your windows.

You won't need movers for the county just a locksmith which you can be along with ofcourse the locks.