Caleb, have you looked to see if you could put a pull out couch in the office room?

Even found a couch just like the one in Mike's basement!

Thanks @Valerie Couch

The property I recently purchased came furnished, but with a couch that has cushions which I do not particularly like.

I really want to protect our investment and the items that would also be coming with the rental (couch, bed, tables etc..).

I'd be shocked if they spent more than $5k on bed, mattress, couch, chair, tables, linens, and kitchen items.We didn't have to pay tax on the rental because it was over 30 days (33 to be exact), but that will differ across municipalities.The opportunity for STR operators is to provide an improved experience than what the larger corporate lease companies are doing.

Thanks @Rob Couch , Since the seller is motivated are they willing to accept a lower down payment and increase the price of the house?

Always make your money WORK FOR YOU, no lazy couch potato money leaving around sitting doing nothing. +++ plus its asset protection not to leave equity in your houses. 

Someone might say there car is making a noise but until I start taking stuff apart I will speculate as to what the problem actually is.You can get a cheap decibel meter at Radio Shack or similar and hold the mic to the wall to see where it registers the loudest.

I don’t want to sit around and eat bon bons on the couch although it is getting tempting ha ha ha.