Goodwill went out the door when they shattered the oven glass.

My top 3 are Goodwill, Salvation Army and antique/thrift stores.

But limited.Go north of the River to Gladstone, Riverside, Parkville or easy, Grandview, Raytown, Independence.Areas where houses are al over 100k and the schools are good will serve you wrll.

You have to build goodwill.

It won't get you a discount and it won't get me anything except goodwill, but they'll know where the referral came from.

If their cheap with thier labor.....Most of them if they are really good will move up out of that market eventually or they change their biz to what we do.

It also builds good will from the start.

As a gesture of good will, I returned her deposit in full (shes moving out next month) without the final inspection.

Moreover, any one who is any good will be able to provide you proof his or her stuff works with RECENT (not ones two or three years old or more) copies of checks his or her students have gotten from deals done.You can continue to wander in the wilderness for 40 years like Moses did or find someone who will show you the promised land. 

STR specific-  I don't miss an episode and always trying to learn more.We did not look for one furnished because we had extra stuff from moving cross country- I did see a couple others that were selling furnished, but most of that you can get yourselfWe had leftover furniture- we goodwill/bargain hunted random stuff- and bought a couple new thing- mattresses in particular just to ensure we had quality.I provide a grill- especially for people coming with families on the lake during the summer.