In my previous careers I’ve sold jewelry, and was a land surveyor.In my spare time, which is rare these days, I enjoy hunting, fishing, crafting random furniture my wife wants for her show houses or our home.

Furniture, Cars, Pots and Pans, Siding, Insulation, ect...

You will have the cost of furniture, higher management fees, higher vacancy.

If you had a beach or vacation home that was furnished I would say ok but if you have a regular unfurnished rental I probably would not do it unless I was sure they would be gone somehow and even then furniture in and out is wear and tear.

I doubt they will be bringing much in the way of furniture from a shelter.

We want to go into contract tomorrow..list price.is $309.000 we are putting 20% down at 4.375 interest. realtor "says" we can get $900 for one unit & $1500 for second for a 1 bed garden & 1 bed plus den for 2nd floor. i think thats a bit on the higher side of rent but b/c the property has been completely gutted and rehabbed by investors it is possible for this "hotter neighborhood" if we estimated on lower end of rent bout $600 & $1400 we put the out door cash flow at $140 per door. we are putting an offer in but not exactly sure what to go in with. thinking $285-290.000 if you could take a look i would greatly appreciate it as we really like this property & hope it looks good enough that the numbers make sense. i plugged numbers into an investment property calculator & canshow a spreadsheet to look at if that would give you a better understanding. would so appreciate any advice you have!!

I started my own furniture buisness and did home remods when I came back home and it was going pretty well.

Great transformation.As for the staging a few things.Overall your furniture is laid out very well, no problems there.

Let's say I owned a furniture store, and we sell the very best furniture and everybody knows it. 

is that your HVAC or washing machine or is it furniture, or the lawn mower?