Also added a new stove, furnished the place and added our personal touches with Art and Decor. 

For a more definitive answer, MARKET AND ADVERTISE your property as furnished 90 day + or furnished 30 day + rentals, and over the course of 2 -4 weeks see what responses you receive.If you receive no positive responses, nix the idea.  

Furnished Finder?

I'm not talking about furnishings, the location etc.

Also, you need to think about furnishing the units, the aesthetic you are trying to create, and the fact that the units may get extra wear, especially your washers and dryers.As far as structuring the deal for the LPs, you don't need to do anything different.

I was thinking to include utilities and/or light bedroom furnishings (bed frame, nightstand, desk, lamp, etc) depending on how much I can charge.

I'm considering listing 4-5 ways 1) Airbnb 2) VRBO 3) Booking.com 4) Direct 5) Furnished Finder.

Not sure about that specific area but I would recommend checking out Furnished Finder to do market analysis on the deal. 

If you are funding the deal through a loan, the lender will not lend on the furnishings so you are going to pay for them out of pocket regardless.

Can simply be done through the Airbnb websiteOne last thing to keep in mind, if all else fails and you are not wanting to restrict you search location to only STR friendly areas, you can still find success in Furnished MTR (>29 day stays).