I do feature accent walls, nice furniture, and redone kitchens and bathrooms. 

Initially, I thought it was a house that was vacant for a long time but then I see some newer fixtures and furniture.

Alternately what you do is you and a few friends watch for him to leave, break in, change the locks, Move in a few pieces of your furniture and place pictures of yourself and family around the house.

Lean except two grocery bags of belongings, a mattress, and she left broken furniture on curb.

Yes, the plan is to furnish the houses with furniture, linens, and basic cookware.

Potential renters would factor in moving furniture in there, then consider hauling groceries in and out weekly, and it's completely understandable that it would be harder to rent (higher vacancy rate) and bring in less than market.

I'm worried about fire risks with baseboard heat, meaning that tenants would need to be knowledgable about drapes, bedding, furniture, etc being in close proximity to the baseboard units. 

I probably would not have let them 'move in' (with all their furniture and stuff--more just a place to stay with a suitcase and air mattress or something), but I decided to pass on that idea. 

Furniture? 

I called my most recent STR high end because it had 4 bedrooms, not my normal 2 bedroom, it had more square footage, higher end furniture, and it was on a river front.