Dont cheap out when it comes to updates, decor/furniture & pictures.

Force fitting commodity hospitality assets into normal single family homes is what's risky bc it's so easy for John Doe and Joe Schmo on the same street to do the sameRemember that a hotel room is an STR ... so is a luxury villa with full staff and in-house chef in the French Alps ... and so is your basic 3b/2ba Airbnb listing in Normal-ville USA (sparingly furnished with IKEA furniture).

The point is, prevention is much less costly than remediation...you do not want to have repetitive service calls for multiple minor issues after someone moves in, when they should have been addressed during the turnover.Also, a lot of people have poor imaginations, and find it difficult to envision their furniture in a space that is already furnished and cluttered.

We are out-of-state investors and I've started to purchase furniture for this 3 bed/2 bath SFH. 

. , this would mean, me investing in the furnitures.

I have high-end items and furniture that may be damaged because cigarette smoke has been embedded into the fabric.

Tenant further agrees to surrender the Property free and clear of all furniture and debris and in a bloom clean condition.FAILURE TO VACATE AT TERMINATION: If Tenant does not vacate the Property on or before the last day of the applicable Term, Landlord may in accordance with Maryland law (a) eject Tenant and take possession of the Property; (b) hold Tenant liable as a tenant holding over for another one or more terms at the same rent; and/or (c) exercise any other remedy granted to a landlord under Maryland law.HOLDOVER CHARGES: If Tenant shall fail to surrender the Property upon the expiration, early termination or default hereof this Agreement, Tenant shall be subject to all terms and conditions contained herein, provided that such tenancy shall become a tenancy at sufferance only, and Tenant shall be required to pay rent on a month-to-month basis without reduction at a rate equal to 175% of the monthly rent applicable during the last calendar month of the Term.

I guess we could always move our furniture to the basement :)

Well it's easier to sell all the furniture, painting, collectibles, cars before selling the house.

In my house hack I don't have the most comfortable furniture or the type of decor that would present well on Airbnb.