Hi Don,
In most of the popular expat towns you’ll be able to find furnished apartments and houses for rent. Even if for some reason you couldn’t find what you wanted with furniture it would probably be cheaper to buy furnishings for a small place than it would to ship a container down.
Many of the furnished rentals will include a washer and dryer, but if not there are laundry services available. Some of them will even pick up and deliver your clothes to/from your home.