That’s why I want to get some deals now and get the capital so that when the market does turn around I’ll be equipped with the cash to be able to dish out more out of pocket.

Build something and preserve it, quit just dishing it off.

Time flies..5yrs from now you will be very happy you did and you will have paid down your own asset and not dished out ($950*12*5) = $57,000 of your hard earned money for nothing.

If you are providing dishes, linens, etc. those should be photographed as sets or groups.

For furnishings look to thrift stores for dishes, cutlery etc.

Why do I need to change a tire myself or wash dishes or mow the lawn?  

I don't mind washing dishes by hand for a while, so at what point should I replace the dishwasher? 

So my coffee station is supplied with a crystal sugar bowl, my soap dishes are lead crystal, my mis-matched wine glasses are awesome, a  crystal dish holds popurri in the bedroom.   

He dismantled the kitchen, including the cabinets, and even stacked dishes nicely outside against the house.Then the plaster walls came down. ......4 days into the Remodeling, the power for the TV was interrupted.

There were 30-40 boxes of DirecTV dishes and mounting brackets on the porch, plus other hardware.