I have stuff in my garage And otherwise need a clear path so my movers can load the truck. 

And they may be paying movers to stand around outside until the tenant is finished with you.My point being, that tenants will not be paying good attention and will just be wanting you to let them get to work.I preferred to get a signed contract before move-in day.

And even though the landlord wanted to keep most of the money for repairs, they couldn't as it is not considered as security deposit.By the way, these people stay in the house till I show up with the sheriff and 2 other movers, as required by law.

Waiting until moving day is really stressful on the tenant, as they are in the process of moving, and maybe have movers that are getting paid to stand around outside until the papers get signed.Plus, for you, you can end up waiting around for them to show up with the moving van.So, when I had applicants, I'd tell them that I don't stop showing a unit until I have a signed contract and a deposit. 

I see some cashflow deals in the tacoma area, also say something interesting in Goldbar last week:https://www.redfin.com/WA/Gold-Bar/117-Croft-Ave-9...Upon further inspection it looked like it had seen a fire... so I passed.  

I liked hiring movers through the U-Haul site the last couple times I moved. 

Then find out what you need to do to take over the unit asap.I'm just afraid if you fix that toilet, they will become occupants and you have to evict them, too.Maybe you can offer to have movers put the stuff in a storage locker? 

The cost for me to rent movers was the amount I saved in one month from moving, so it was worth it for me. 

But now that I've got a Toyota Tacoma truck paid off, I just can't bring myself to take on a new car/truck payment. 

https://www.redfin.com/WA/Tacoma/7613-9th-Avenue-Ct-E-98404/unit-A-D/home/86529545