We furnished ours through a mixture of Wayfair, Walmart, facebook marketplace, garage sales, and the local bargain box.

The other thing is (and this is unique to me) I travel a lot for work and have lifetime status for many travel brands which usually get me free food, drinks, and upgrades to suites for the lowest room rates. 

And because the tenants do not want to lose their Section 8 status, they tend to very well behaved when it comes to their share of the rent and any standard tenant issues.

I assume we need "real estate professional" status, but 90% of CPAs I have talked to (all with real estate clients) say that even with real estate professional status you can never take advantage of those past losses until you actually sell the properties.

She was a woman who was on both of their Facebook friends list, she wasn't a realtor or a property manager, and she didn't show as the owner of the residence. 

After I got off the phone with the person, I looked this person up on Facebook to which I saw a picture of her and the person she told me would be in the house and they were hiking with a big dog on a leash and the picture was posted the same day she called me about the unit. 

When I first claimed the "real estate professional" status, my CPA firm and I had to spend a decent amount of time confirming whether I do indeed qualify.

There are really not that many nuisance trips, and if yiu put in the better-lighted outlets that have red and green status lights, it's easy to find the culprit.My local code specifies all GFCI in the bathrooms, kitchens, and basements, so it's not like I don't buy them by the 10-pack already.

@Javen HarrisI have seen it as a Facebook targeted add and looked into it and it never really gave much info.

One of them even hooked me up to an awesome REI group on Facebook for Washington State (where I live).