The place is completely furnished and we would rather leave the furniture in for someone to use and enjoy.  

Find possible sellers willing to sell their furniture or look for Model homes selling fully furnished.

I have one outdoor jacuzzi in one of my rent houses and the saving grace is the renter is mechanically inclined and has fixed it when it had little malfunctions which is great for me.

If the house was in the condition the HUD site 'suggested' - with plumbing issues and some bad outdoor steps, I would have been very pleased with my bid. 

I lived there for a summer as a camp counselor at a high adventure boy’s camp and if you like the outdoors, then you’ll love North Carolina.

We still finishing up the property a bit, in terms of getting the legal portion done (contract), some minor fixes that will only take couple of days, some small furniture and taking professional pictures for FF advertising.

The nice thing about STR's is that if you hate it, you can block out all future rentals (and even cancel reservations if you really want to burn the bridge) sell the furniture, and be done with it much easier than evicting a bad tenant.   

I cleared the furniture and signed 12 month leases.

Looks really nice, especially the outdoor space!

I even put one in our outdoor shower.