I figure most people that will be renting out a room won't have furniture of their own and would prefer to move into a place that already provides everything they need.

Unless you're going to remove the furniture, I would not recommend going this route. 

The goal is to house hack, but I don't have $10K+ in cash immediately available to purchase the house and also buy furniture/set up the rental rooms -So, my current plan is to move in first, get settled, and then once cash flow increases a bit, buy furniture for the rooms.I've read that one should aim to have between 10%-20% in cash after purchasing in case of emergencies so I've been getting cold feet, but at this time think that the path ahead is still the way to go.Good luck to you on your endeavors - keep us posted!

Setting this up for them would be a hedachePriceTravel nurses typically avoid properties that charge high premium prices for short-term stays but, you can certainly factor in the cost of furniture, utilities, cable and WIFI.

We anticipated using the 10k repair credit to make all necessary repairs and then budgeted another 20k for furniture, decor, etc.

Was the tenant in the process of moving and maybe their furniture didn't get there? 

Just have to time it right.I have also bought local furniture on phone and had them deliver to house on day I picked.

New floors upstairs, new stairs, new paint, new furniture, light fixtures, toilets, ceiling fans, etc etc.. 

Budgeting for furniture in an STR should be at least $10-12 per sqft and It takes a heck of a lit of effort to design the interior and set everything up.

You may think that putting up some cool art work or unique furniture that you like will be appealing but what people really want is something simple and minimalistic that has clean lines and very little clutter.