This means:a) coming up with a plan of realistic recommendations (varies by what seller is able to do)b) helping the seller execute that plan to the best extent reasonable (varies by situation)c) staging every home, whether vacant or occupied (we do our own staging but it's professional grade, for occupied homes it's usually removing some furniture, shifting other furniture around to enhance flow and feel of space, sometimes adding furniture pieces if the originals date the home too much, i.e. trading out a coffee table or couch, etc.), usually replacing ALL art work and most decor items, advising on specific paint colors that are good for resale, consulting on outdoor plantings/landscaping and often just installing some plants ourselves. 

You are only looking for a few pieces: king bed (if you can make it fit), bedside tables with lamps, a small table (if you don’t have a built in eating counter), a couch and a rug to tie it together.

I had one tenant ask if she could move a couch into the vacant unit I was rehabbing she had signed a lease for.

I still have a one year old couch from one of my Berwyn buildings if any BP folks want a free couch lol. 

Well, how do you feel about your roommate living in your house for 14 days while you bunk on your parent's couch and your other roommate asks for half a month of compensation? 

My tenant put up a tent with a couch underneath and was letting people live/sleep there.  

You're going to have to make some calls and get off the couch (not saying this is all you do), but take more action. 

Remember you are seeing a big block of blue, put some book cases, couches and chairs in and it blocks a lot of that.

I see no sensible answer for couch "investors". 

Better than sitting on the couch!