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Just an unwanted suggestion:

Hey, any tip is a good one!

Take a look at what needs to done that will be difficult or more
expensive once you have moved in. Try to do that and tackle jobs like
cleaning when you have time. I really wish I was smart enough to
refinish my hardwoods floors before I moved in. It was my first house
and I didn't know better. Now to do the job, I as well as the
furniture have to move out of the house for a few days since all the
bathrooms and bedrooms are off the same hallway. Another job to
consider if necessary would be major sheet rock repair which can
generate a lot of dust.

Good points. I suspect they are trying to move in before having to pay rent
for January but they might need to adjust whatever else is needed (we see
only the bit on the kitchen) to allow for that.

In my case, I'd like to have replaced the rugs (had the money been there)
before we moved in but i was burning 50$ a day in motel fees and knew we had
other bills coming (see longer list posted earlier today) so will live with
a crappy carpet and our better asian one over the worst parts.