I tend to do many new items (kitchen, mattresses and bedding) and for the furniture itself do a combo of new and gently used when trying to save money.

Also plan to upgrade most properties for Sustainable living long-term appreciation units costs on Multifamily usually run $200 k + per unit and that's for older buildings looking for properties I can add value too like the development of increased density.

At the time, the supply chain to major furniture stores like IKEA was so backed up we could not order or purchase in store for the furniture we needed.

If a tenant (or anyone dealing with your so-called "private" ownership property) sustains an injury - or decides to file a suit for no reason at all - all they need to do is serve notice of process against the registered agent.  

However, for me, and my wife especially, to be comfortable with me leaving the 9-5 (how is that 9-5 sometimes = 80/wk) I need to prove that this REI thing is sustainable.

You can also get 23% off Wayfair - I used this site for some vanities, mirrors and furniture for my pers. residence. 

They look behind the furniture and the bed (checking for outlets without covers).I heard from another landlord a couple years back that the City of Garland made him spend thousands tearing up and replacing a concrete patio because there was a crack and it was a trip hazard.

We inspected the furniture, mattresses and looked behind outlet covers (hiding places). 

I worked for one and although I loved it, it was not a sustainable lifestyle or income.

Again it is irrelevant if you really made that deal and get these numbers... as I mentioned before, I am really good at data collection and drawing conclusions, (I am a NASA scientist for crying out loud), and I have years and years of data collected on DMM to be very confident that DMM is not a sustainable way or predictable way of getting leads.