Deep Furniture marks and scratches visible not only up close or with special lighting, visible always. other scratches possibly from shoes or toys.  

If it looks too risky I can always do conventional 12 month lease without investing in the furniture and doodads.

Last time, we pressure washed the houses (they wanted $175 each home), painted outdoor porch railings and exterior doors, stained the decks, etc.  

@Gaby Liu there are packs of traveling nurses that travel together and families that want furnished rentals but it is a big investment in furniture and time to test it out.

We have zero furniture and our beds are on the floor.

Everything else the owners pays for: utilities, replacements for furniture and household items, landscaping.

Chattanooga has a good scene and has consistently been named one of the best outdoor oriented cities to live in the South.

Good will, garage sales, secondhand furniture shops. 

It's proximity to the outdoors, "Northern" feel, and good dining/entertainment scene lead me to believe that, soon, more of the those UMD graduates will be sticking around.

Software:OwnerRez - PMSPricelabs - dynamic pricingStayFi - wifi, capture guest emailsHardware:Schlage Encode - front door lockHoneywell/Resideo - wifi theromstatsKasa - wifi light switches/outletsUbiquiti - cameras/doorbell (no subscription but requires manual setup)Use case:Between guest stays I use the Kasa outlets/switches to turn off mini fridges, outdoor lights and the water heater pump.