Tips on how to furnish an STR remotely

[Joseph E.]

I'm considering buying an out of state short term rental and self-manage remotely. I've been reading up on some of the operational hurdles that hosts typically face when doing this, but one topic I've been struggling to find great info on is around furnishing.

What are some tips and strategies folks have used to buy and furnish a rental that's not within driving distance? I've seen plenty of great posts on what to buy, but not how to actually go about setting it up. Do most of you just hire someone in market that will move furniture into the rental as it arrives (prior to actually setting it up)? Ideally, I would have most items ordered and delivered, and then I would fly out and make a big weekend of it to set everything up. Curious to know how people typically do this.

Thanks!