Furnishing Rentals from Long Distance

[Eian Trenkle]

Hello,

How do you typically go about furnishing a mid to short term rental while being completely remote? Has anyone used Wayfair and their design services? 

I have seen people hiring designers from out of country for around $10/hour then have a handyman assemble and arrange the furniture from pictures which sounds feasible.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[Yiwei Cheng]

I manage & do all of the setups because I'm local. As a manager, I would recommend that you hire someone locally to do the design & furnish & install. It takes a lot to design, get the deliveries, put everything together, and make sure it's ready for guests. There are a lot of details there to create a great STR. A STR focused designer would be ideal too. I know there are services who will do that in multiple parts of the country like Showplace, but you can also find someone small locally. It's important to find people you trust to do it right because I can't tell you how many times we've taken on properties and the furniture weren't set up correctly/things are falling off.