Then hire a handyman to put everything together.Rooms to go sells whole rooms full of furniture, sometimes at zero interest.

Any advice on starting out on this in the Houston or Katy market?  

Has anyone dealt with this? 

I think this would be a waste of money.Have pride in your place and provide quality stuff like a nice hot tub or just don't have a hot tub at all. 

This inquiry is from Booking.com and my listing is new so it has the 20% new listing promotion.I'm a bit surprised with the 28 day request (vs a weekend booking) so I'm not yet comfortable with this new inquiry.

How do you communicate this hybrid approach on the OTA? 

Quote from @Mackaylee Beach: I think these times (the last two years), and this year are the ones that will give birth to some of the best investors.

I bought these two houses that were next door to each other with a partner using hard money (3pts, 13% interest, and 1% extension fee every 3 months after the initial 6 month term).

You're right to think critically about this.

In all seriousness, if this is the start of a budding STR business for you, your parents should understand.