And if you take them out for lunch or drinks to discuss their property, you can deduct those meals as business expenses too.If you have children and currently give them allowances, you could also consider employing them through the property management company.

My sister in law is publishing books for children telling illustrated stories based in Hawaii.

And the children, those poor children, they we especially upset! 

Otherwise you spend year 1 paying yourself back for the furniture (if you're lucky) and then hope to make a profit in year 2, only for your lease to possibly change terms, losing all of the time you put into building your brand.

For example, if your property is a SFR and your target buyer is a family with younger children then you'll see more movement in the months where school is out so that the children wouldn't be changing districts mid-year (not that this doesn't happen though).

Make sure all their names are on the eviction paperwork for everyone, even the children, can be found by searching for evictions. 

Basically you need to be able to pay a large part of a long-term (multi-year) lease up-front, then still have some cash for renovation and interior/furniture, to finally recoup the investment through STR and a hopefully very quick way.

(downpayment, closing costs, HOA fees, renovation, furniture...etc?)

I’m just glad to see I’m not the only one who can’t believe the laziness of their children ordering home delivery rather than driving for five minutes.  

It's a gorgeous loft with beautiful furniture, lighting, great location, and below market rate but I still can't find a tenant.