Something like this:Crosley Furniture Alexandria Granite Top Full Size Kitchen Island/Cart, Gray - Sam's Club (samsclub.com)If you are doing a full renovation to make this kitchen bigger, you may need to relocate that exterior door since that really caps your space. 

Also planning to pivot to a 2 BR 2 Ba MTR at least temporarily through the winter season and if it doesn't do well, either flip the furniture or hold it in storage until I purchase a new house hack and MTR one of those units.Thanks so much again for the advice!

You can hire movers, packers, furniture assembly etc...to make life easier and can be completed in <60 days. 

We supply literally everything they would need to live (dinnerware, furniture, cable, internet and all utilities), except a bed. 

There was not a single piece of furniture or box in the apartment.

But if you live far away from your STR / Airbnb / VRBO property, how do you deal with practicalities like occasionally replacing furniture?

We went to fix it and discovered the cleaners were cleaning well but not putting furniture back where it belonged.

However, quite frankly I don’t see how you’d be able to create this business without initial capital for (1) rent deposit and first and last months rent (2) furniture and furnishings (3) licenses (4) working capital / capital reserves.

It's easy to get emotional or take personal offense when a guest does something that violates your agreement, damages furniture, acts rude, etc.

Last time the crash happened, I saw stores closing and dropping like flies, namely furniture stores, sporting goods stores and then restaurants.