I furnish each room with a bed, dresser, digital door lock and tv (it runs about $500 to set up each room) and then rent the room out for $130 - $140 per week.

I believe it's similar to the fact that it's not illegal to Pay an unlicensed contractor, hair dresser, automobile broker, attorney, etc. but is certainly illegal for the person receiving payment.

My hair-dresser and my co-workers told me similar stories from 30/20/10 years ago and I experience tremendous appreciation over the last 5 years.  

IKEA furniture is another story though, I also bought a couple of dressers and a bed frame and headboard, etc and that was barely above junk in my opinion!

Basically, all the stuff that makes it easy for a young professional to show up with a bed and dresser and be good to go.

A queen bed would fit nicely with some side tables, and the closet is big enough (has large sliding doors) to store a dresser.  

And figure out a place where someone could put a dresser at least one that's a tall boy type, although most renter type bedroom sets come with a long dresser with a mirror on top.

Read that document to get the full details and it will likely point you in the right direction.The worst case scenario is the former owner's heirs show up outta nowhere, and claim that poppa had a precious family heirloom worth lots and lots of money hiding in his dresser drawer, and now that it's gone you must've taken it.But since the owner is dead, it may require going as far hiring a private investigator to find the heirs and notify them of the situation.

Storage, i was looking at getting a bed with under-bed drawers, as well as a dresser in the bedroom.The current stair design allows for a closet at the bottom of the stairs that will house the hot water tank, and additional storage for cleaning supplies, suit cases, etc.

A softly lit bedroom shot with a white robe and a pointed hood strategically draped over a clothes valet, maybe a swastika armband just peeking out of a closed drawer of the dresser in the corner?