You are dealing with high ticket items.

Sounds like he needs those months anyway to remove items.

Many of our leases that provide W/D, specifically state that there is no warranty for those 2 items. 

BUT they often leave underclothing or wet showers, food, or other items that tell you someone moved in for the evening.  

But there are quality-of-life items such as not annoying, endangering, or harassing other residents. 

If I find something good on Craigslist, friends can buy and schlep the items for me.

That being said, there are two items in your post that a lender like us will struggle with. 1) Any time you're under $100K for a loan amount, it's hard for lenders to really make much on the deal.

What I've seen is there are 3 general tiers of services provided, at least in my market:10 - 15% - Online services only such as Evolve (marketing, listing management, dynamic pricing, calendar mgmt, etc), you may need to source the cleaners, keep household items stocked, and you might need to be the point of contact for the guest during their stay if any maintenance issues come up. 

That's fine and those folks definitely aren't your target market, but you'll know them the minute you meet them, since ALL they concentrate on is price.A savvy investor who understands the principle of time vs. money and is willing to pay to have someone else competently oversee their investments will have a whole checklist of items that are important to them when interviewing for a PM, and price will be only one criteria among those.

It's surprising on how much of a difference just a few items can make compared to a completely vacant house.