I’d suggest negotiating the furniture into the sale and then slowly swapping pieces later as you personalize the space.

They are not for everyone; if you have access to knowledge, contacts, money, and properties, you don't need a mentor.  

Quote from @Bob Avery: I don't recommend leaving a space blank because someone could later attempt to add something in.

The local governments and utility companies will address all public space clean up's. 

You can't access that value to live on if it disappears!

I still wouldn't give people an all-access closet. 

From a lender standpoint I think the main areas of concern with auction properties boils down to access.

You must decide if you want a short term or long term return.For short term you can access private money to engage in a fix and flip, buy a tax foreclosure and wholetail it, or joint venture with another investor on a value add project.For long term, you can buy a rental property that cash flows, potentially engage in a BRRRR project (although your market will dictate if this is doable based upon barrier of entry), or invest in tax liens. 

Participants in the commercial real estate space could do themselves a lot of favors by forgetting entirely the concept of purchase cap rate.Cap rate has only one useful purpose--and that is to estimate the price in which the property may sell for at a later date. 

Quote from @Caleb Rehg: Quote from @Will Gastonstonton: @Caleb Rehg This thread may be helpful: Nearing 1,000 College Students: Here's What I've Learned Sounds like you know what you are talking about in this space.