From your post it sounds like you reused all of the current furniture.

Your subscription will get you discounts on furniture along with some other cool benefits.Last thing, cheap furniture, particularly furniture that gets sat on, ends up being really expensive furniture because it has a limited lifespan.

I assume you had no children and lived frugal ?

The management LLC does literally all management activities-- hire PMs, hires contractors for renovations, hires the legal experts for other stuff, buys STR furniture, hires interior designers for STRs, hires pest control, etc.

Keep your Triplex in the Portfolio to cash-flow and give to your children. 4.

The children are named on the lease with the dad, but they live primarily with their mom.

Our cleaner returned today to double check everything and found a tv remote missing (I know this happens a lot), chocolate stains in the carpet, more blood stains on other linens, bath rugs, and furniture, more furniture stains, etc.

Make them based on what your tenants need (not want) which would also allow for them to customize (furniture use) to their tastes.I wrote a book on this a number of years ago that touches on a lot of these things, but it was focused on my specialty, "Energy Efficient, cost effective homes". 

Our ultimate goal is to invest in rental properties, which will not only secure our financial future but also provide a stable foundation for our children. 

Similar for adult children still finding their way.