It is like asking a fat guy how to lose weight.

And I don't know how many loads they do during weekdays when I am not home.I don't know how to prove if this is an excessive use of washer, but I wonder if it's acceptable to remove the washer or replace the washer to a coin-operated washer (uncommon in Philly) upon lease renewal?

They carry more weight than no appliances provided.

@Ernes SahicYour offer would hold a LOT more weight if you were pre-approved with a lender first.   

Every "guru" I have ever seen is a textbook example of NPD"Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a Cluster B personality disorder[1] in which a person is excessively preoccupied with personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity, mentally unable to see the destructive damage they are causing to themselves and to others in the process.

Some rate increases I personally have seen in the last 2 months are in excess of 20%.  

3 layers is considered too much weight for a roof from everyone I have ever talked to.

The Connecticut Supreme Court shot down the power of municipalities to enact rent controls but allowed for municipalities to establish fair rent commissions to ”control and eliminate excessive rental charges” (CGS §§ 7-148b to -148g) and empowers these commissions to enforce provisions of a landlord-tenant statute generally prohibiting landlords from increasing rent as a retaliatory action against tenants (CGS §§ 47a-20 and 47a-20a).

What does the rate look like on the 7 year ARM if you use that excess $4k to buy down the rate?

There are too many other details in loan structure that carry far more weight than rate.