In my experience, people that genuinely profit from vacation rentals are people that buy exceptionally smartly (truly unique location, and property, expertly designed for that vacation rental market in that area) and do not cut off their cashflow by using it themselves during peak times (or worse, giving it to generally unappreciative family members) and understand that regular reinvestment in new furniture, dishware, and maintenance is not optional. 

We gradually moved in this past spring, a few boxes here and there, cleaned out a few things from her mom's house, sold some things here and there, cleaned up our house as we went, then did the big move right after school let out-beds, furniture, bookcases, etc.

You and your PM have no control over how the unit shows, as the current tenant could have it overstuffed with furniture, not so clean, etc.I have tried this and never was it successful.  

It's simple... unfurnished doesn't mean just the furniture.

Does anyone know a furniture stager that has their own furniture who does work in the Quad City area?

And, now the place has some furniture in it!

Example; window treatments, furniture, lamps, etc.I have a friend that mildly stages his rentals to make them more marketable.

I am currently a fulltime worker with an unloading crew for a furniture warehouse on the second shift.

Several months ago a 3 year tenant moved back to Atlanta & we got all the appliances, freezer, BBQ & patio furniture for $750. 

If you are living in the home or the house is furnished, don’t forget to get rid of unused furniture and declutter as much as possible to make it look more spacious.