Furniture, kitchen amenities, decoration, clothes, linen, knick knacks, and everything thing else you could possibly think of that would normally be found inside a persons home.

If an exact match is important, I'd recommend your local furniture repairman, a reputable one can match the color/staining dead on 99 out of 100 times.

If anybody can suggest (or delete) other points I'd be grateful.This is really for 1-4 unit residential properties.Pre-Buy Checklist1) Demographics, ages, percentage of renters to home owners, incomes, type of jobs, type of renters2) Job centers, taxes, services, fiscal solvency, construction, renovation, land use laws, civic pride, gentrification3) Sales and rents trends, cap rates 4) Transportation, freeways, congestion, public5) Vacancy rates6) Property taxes, utilities increases, growth corridors, nearby office construction, replacement costs compare to new construction, 7) Growth in jobs, economic base, and population8) Weather patterns, natural disasters9) Building: architectural styles, materials, purpose built or conversions10) Established rental management companiesPurchase Checklist1) Inspections: property inspector, structural engineer, pest control expert2) seller disclosure statement, 3) statement of income and expenses, sellers IRS Schedule E4) Lot size and value5) Verify code compliance6) deferred maintenance7) space, view, natural light, noise8) Personal property & fixtures9) All co-owners present10) Site boundaries 11) Improvements 12) Clear title13) Deposit conditions14) Condition of property15) Escrow credit for repairs, 16) pre-closing casualty losses 17) Settlement costs18) Dates of closing and possession19) Tenants leases and rental info and their property20) Contingency clauses, environ, hazards21) Insurance22) Read all leases, check for rents levels, concessions (one month free rent etc), who pays utilities, yard care, snow removal, furniture and appliances, duration of leases, security deposits. 23) Ask tenants to confirm their terms of lease.

I plan on moving sometime here in the future, but plan on leaving my furniture in the place.

Occupants and Use: who will use the property and for residential use only, no business activity. 8.Peace and Quiet and Lawful Use 9.Pets: conditions, what type and how many. 10.Liquid-Filled Furniture: never. 11.Appliances: assume all responsibility for repair and maintenance. 12.Pest Control: responsibility of the Tenant/Buyer. 13.Locks/Lockouts: will not change the locks on any door or mailbox without first obtaining written permission from the Landlord/Seller. 14.Tenant/Buyer Inspection: has inspected the dwelling and its contents and agree that they are in satisfactory order, and accept the premises in as is condition. 15.Notification of Serious Building Problems: agrees to notify the Landlord/Seller upon first discovery of any serious building problems. 16.

During construction one of our workers typically sleeps on site, we let him stay for free (so win-win).Once the property is done, we got our staging furniture stolen.

Note this is multiple categories and is for all forms of rental and leasing (cars, furniture, tools, etc.)

First off:~Furniture removal, garbage trash - $200.00~-Now, I find this reasonable.

I'd be sure to inspect all the little areas where anything could be hiding, also I lift up the furniture (checking the floor and carpet), and always look under the sinks and check the plumbing.

J Scott,Do you rent furniture for staging, hire it out, or own your own furniture?