Staging: It was rented with furniture when we took pictures, but my tenants moved out in June so it is no longer staged.

In both scenarios we are waiting to buy our home last because my husband is concerned that buying a home now will make it difficult to save for the investment property i.e. cost of furniture, maintenance of home, mortgage, etc....

Move a couple of sticks of furniture in, turn on the gas/electric in your name,...  

The missing furniture and damage from the dogs is something you would likely have to sue the tenant for assuming you can prove that they stole and/or damaged the furniture.

I think for students, having a partly furnished placed might be attractive if they are moving away from home for the first time, but I bet the furniture would take a beating.

palm springs mid centuries are very strong plus there is a big market for all the furniture and formica  It is a very robust market  

For the average person in the street, a $4m apartment might be high end, but for the high net worth individual, it might just be their weekend get away or a place to store their excess furniture or a means to get a dock in the marina etc.

There is no real definition of what constitutes work so even rearranging furniture in the furnished condo you intend on renting out could be considered work and if you were caught doing it without a work permit you could be deported and banned from re-entering the country.  

Let the wife buy some shoes and furniture.2.

Most of it was out except for some furniture, including a full bedroom set.