There are places you can save money, but your furniture and decor look cheap and not screaming dream and fantasy.

Like other mid-term rentals, I assume you will supply all furniture and kitchen/household equipment? 

The really big cost increases for us this year have been removing furniture that has been abandoned.

Most of the insurance, exterior maintenance, water/sewer, cable/wifi, furniture, smallware, included.

I am self-employed making good money, however, I have that mortgage, my own place which I rent, 2 cars under my name, and I financed furniture for the rental place and for my new apartment.

Hey all, I am about to put my house up for as a short term rental but I am still living in it, however I would like to get pictures up.Can anyone recommend a website that I could potentially stage furniture with existing furniture but be able to add like a light on a night stand and remove person items? 

On top of that, adding furniture to those rooms and doing MTR rooms will increase that even more but does require more work.

These homes often have an entry point of $800,000+ and may require additional capital investment right away to update furniture, cosmetics, or do unique theming in the property so that it can generate maximum revenue from day one. 

They might rent out faster, especially to tenants who want everything ready to go, but there are drawbacks, like the upfront cost of furnishing and extra work managing the furniture.

Logically, I agree, but this is my debut deal, my inaugural offer, and much like your first attempt at assembling IKEA furniture, it's tough to abandon!