If you rent a fully furnished house to an insurance company, you could negotiate a much higher rent. 

Or you buy the same and go medium term rentals in other words furnished monthly rentals like airbnb just longer terms.

I cross-list my MTR units on Furnished Finder and Airbnb.

like any city there is the crap area and Vegas has it share.. but also some very nice props for rentals  we get 4k a month for our townhouse furnished that we are into maybe 275k. so not bad.

A family of four in a two-bed unit isn't too many, but the excess furnishings may be a sign of trouble.

Your main difference is that you have to outlay cash to furnish short- or mid-term rentals, whereas you do not for long-term rentals.

Keep in mind that when you are putting a furnished rental out into the world, it needs to be in a location where a single female can check in alone at night and feel safe getting from her car to the front door.

Is there a market for furnished mid-term rentals (i.e. travel nurse, insurance company, corporate housing) where you can generate above market rent and positive cash flow?

Context: I am furnishing my first STR.

It's as if Oregon and Washington are racing to see which one can more quickly resemble the cesspool that is California.