My girlfriend and I had a lot of fun finding furniture at a thrift shop my mom works at an incredible discount.

I believe the tenant has abandoned the property as all of their furniture is gone but there is food in the refrigerator and the power is still on .

You might as well just charge for each piece of furniture they sit on or maybe per pillow fee.It is a bad idea @Benjamin Enriquez.

I use ForeMost and they're great and even cover rental income loss as well as furniture damage. 

Furniture can be washed and stuff inside shouldn't have been damaged.

I would just set it up differently than you have.Make your "purchase price" any up-front investment, such as furniture, decorating, web site, etc.Make your "mortgage payment" the same as the monthly rentMake your "rent" the net rent from the properties less any fees you pay to third parties, such as cleaning, advertising, etc

Need to furnish dining room with furniture and wall decorations.

I am not really worried about finding a cleaning service, but rather finding someone that is reliable to handle the small things like a broken piece of furniture. 

It had multiple families living in it when I purchased it: full of trash, furniture and decomposing food in fridge.

Easily scratched by furniture and animals.Carpet is a no-no anywhere in any class home.