All I do is bring in the balcony furniture.  

(I use "staging" to mean temporary furniture when selling a property.)

Down payment of $75k and improvements/furniture of around $40k.Would love to hear your guys thoughts on this!

Think about what you think is a reasonable number and get back to me.two days later she says 50K due to all of her furniture now having mold damage.

But, it is a bummer because I just spent $$$ on furniture, bedding, and all of the many incidentals.

We also replaced quite a few old ceiling lights with new ceiling fan/light combos and replaced any cracked or suspect outlets, etc.Kitchens got new stoves and microwaves and upgraded furniture in common areas.

Your advice about using durable yet affordable furniture makes a lot of sense for mid-term rentals.

Ugly furniture and cell phone photos ... and I was grossing $3,000/mo.

Once somebody gets over 300,000 to 500,000 dollars you would think it would get hard to live paycheck to paycheck , but I have seen people finance incredibly expensive furniture for their mortgaged incredibly expensive homes and the money just runs out at the end of the month . 

It's only 3.5% down + closing costs and reserves.Work your day job, mow lawns, leaf cleanup, shovel snow, flip furniture, pick up night shifts waiting tables/bartending, stock shelves at home depot overnight if you hate talking to people or anything else.