It was a young couple, she was a receptionist at a doctor office and he was a professional woodworker building furniture for a shop -- his income was the key and it was "off-the-books" but they had money in the account and a boss who verified the income.

Now today, she said she moved around some furniture and found some maggots and fly eggs underneath her couch and rug and under some lifting up floor boards.

Floor to ceiling furniture and trash.  

We will have put $90,000 into the deal including the inspections, down payment (30%), points, closing costs, repairs, advertising, furniture, mattresses, dishes, etc.  

They would rather have a smaller space that is decorated fashionably than grandmas house with furniture purchased new in 1968.  

Dirty kitchen with furniture everywhere.

Analyze the rent charge different between both.Once you have the numbers, add up the furniture costs and it should be pretty clear wether if its worth it or not. 

Seller with pay 1/2 of that extra assessment and sell with furniture.

For larger dogs that can do damage to flooring, furniture, doors, etc, I've seen deposits ranging from $150 - $350.

I also have a signed move in/move out checklist where they signed off on what it looked like when they moved in and they also signed off on all the stuff that was wrong after they moved out(dirty walls, broken stove,broken blinds,  furniture left in the unit etc).