Was more than I wanted to spend but is slowly paying for itself not having to pay the utilities for the units.  

STR you will spend more on design and furniture than MTR.

These people who lived in the house hold used and took full advantage of my father and even tried filing his taxes to receive benefits for their own selfish greed.

I personally never hear stories of the turn key provider spending extra sound proofing between units or investing in better quality fixtures or other high touch building materials so that the end buyer can enjoy reduced maintenance costs and better tenant engagement.

I actually know one, she gets homes on MLS at 1/3 of ARV (really FUBAR homes), spends another 1/3 on rehabbing and then sells for retail to profit.  

There are companies spending $100k a month on mail and all the smaller sized companies / people all get their data from same sources (like Propstream).To me it didn’t make sense to use the same info as it is extremely difficult to have any type of advantage Just for the record and for the fun ot it, I was one of those spending $2,000 a week (about $100,00 a year) on mailers and doing big time business.

What are you looking to spend on a closing attorney? 

A fairly reliable wholesaler who buys across the country, and spends $100,000 a month on advertising, also trains people to be wholesalers.

There are exceptions, but I would needs high degree of confidence that the unit is the exception before spending money to furnish.I will add that my long time STRs that have done great are only doing ok this year.  

Cornhole board games, Horse shoes, Volley Ball net or Basketball net, Non expensive poker table with cars and chips, board games, Playstation or Nintendo for the teens, even spend a little extra for a full size stand up arcade game.You would be surprised the extra stars and kind words a few family nights of fun can make memories and people wanting to come back!