You might consider furnishing one of the rooms and giving Airbnb a shot, where you can net quite a bit more. 

If I’ve got the capital to furnish and decorate a property to compete in San Antonio, then do STR.

When run like a business from the beginning, choosing the right house at the right price and furnishing correctly, then adding the right amenities according to your market, you will do just fine. 

I have clients that like to be 100% hands off and I have others that will fly in and do their furnishing/design themselves and even some that self-manage out of state. 

We have been contemplating our strategy to start our business by having my sister buy her first home locally here in Connecticut, a duplex as her primary residence and live in one unit with our mother, while renting out the other unit to a resident, and be able to also rent out her single-family house as a short term/midterm rental to traveling nursers/working professionals on furnish finder.

For Furnished Finder, I definitely recommend professional photos.

I didn't have a lot of high-end furnishings in my own home when we had a toddler.

. - there are a ton of options out there, you can also possibly look into furnished finder as an alternative that is more medium term rental (MTR)

If you're open to furnishing and giving mid or short term renting a shot, that makes it easier to get a property to pencil in year 1.

Hey FredWe market year round STR on all the platforms (15+ total) and then also on Zillow and Furnished Finder to try to fill the slower months MTR.