So do you furniture mid term rentals just like you would a short term rental?

We rebranded, but kept the employees, furniture, equipment, fixtures, etc.

Furniture? 

I’d appreciate opinions on adding a patio and allowing tenants to put patio furniture on it.

Despite the home not being in terrible condition, they left a bunch of trash and old furniture behind.We knew that if we could keep the renovation budget at $40k, we could keep the sales price under $300k.

I would also look to "stage" it with your furniture by minimizing and decluttering.

I mostly want to understand how do I go about figuring out the demand / vacancy rates for MTR before investing in furniture etc on my property.

You have considerably less wall space, and trying to fill furniture into that one big space is often awkward resulting in a lot of wasted space that does not really do anything.And while these open floorplans are often promoted as "family friendly" I have come to the conclusion that they are a double edged sword in that respect.

Furniture is already there.

This will also help you be organized when completing taxes and writing off any potential expenses like furniture, utilities, repairs etc. that come with the rental business.