Budgeting for furniture and coordinating the time to execute or hire a designer is something we try and factor into our Pro Forma or analysis.

But, even if someone was I would imagine the financing terms you can get a mid level furniture store would be much better then a hard money loan anyway. 

For example:"See how [Client Name] cut their supply costs by 20% with our help!""

., $300 for paint and supplies) and add a fair hourly rate for labor.

And the reason why your "tale of two halves" will play out as you described.Demand:  This has actually been high almost all along, but rent growth hasn't materialized in response due to high levels of new supply. 

For property owners in this area, what have you seen in terms of supply and demand. 

This will likely be the smallest aspect of the company but seems like a sensible value add to the other aspects of the company, since we will have a storage unit with furniture/furnishings ready to go-Photographing properties for FSBO listings, or for clients we get for the furnishing/management side of the biz.

They were never particularly nice, beach cabins on stilts with rattan furniture that usually had water stains from wet suits.  

The rental market is pretty rough here in the Austin area due to a glut of supply.

Find a lawyer and issue a lease violation for other issues such as excessive noise and furniture removal.