Once you satisfy the living requirement, try one or both of these strategies to supercharge your rental income...yes, it will take some more work on the front end to set up the furniture, processes, etc.

Furniture and appliances are sort of a start up cost. 

Will your fee cover the cost of transportation or any helping hands that you hire for furniture assembly?  

I have the wherewithal to furnish serval houses, however I was hoping to use that money to buy more houses versus sinking it into furniture and furnishings.

The living room was opened up (and really was too big) and buyers could not figure out where they would put their furniture.

When the tenants moved out they found a number of spots behind furniture that had quite a bit of mold.

I'm have also been involved in other businesses mainly import and distribution of Hamptons Style furniture and decor. 

Although I am not personally fond of it, there are ways you can stage it with "virtual furniture".

From there I take the cost of furniture and amortize it across 12 months.

I’d like to buy the house with all the furniture and the numbers work for cash flow and COCROI as an LTR rent by the room even if I paid 600K.