In the Bay Area, sales simply command a premium over rentals.

Typically, furnished rentals are for shorter term stays, so the tenant is most likely going to be able to deal with whatever your style is.Should be able to command much higher rent depending on the area for a furnished rental - minimum of 50% more than LTR.One option could be to lease the house and sell / lease the furniture in a separate bill of sale / contract.

My house is walking distance from UNCG, and a furnished room with a shared bathroom can command around $800 to $900.

The $1,500/sq. ft. estimate seems reasonable since 4 Dewey Ln and 597 Beavertail Rd support that pricing.One thing to consider is whether any of the comps had unique features or lot premiums that could push their price per square foot higher than what your property might command.

Sub meter, separate utilities, invest a little cash into the place so that you can command a higher rent.  

With your multi-family builds, are you hoping to command a slight rental premium due to the container house "novelty" or are you intending on being price competitive with comparable SqF rentals in the market? 

Our first multi family purchase was of a property where most of those systems and the units themselves were in poor condition, such that we're having to ultimately put in about $9,000 per unit to bring them up to the point where they command higher rent and we can attract the type of tenant we want to lease to.  

How the Fourth Commandment will make you a successful investorIt never fails: each time we start a new property a contractor will ask me why they can’t work for us on Saturdays.You see, our job sites shut down on Saturdays.

I am able to command higher rents and have found that the extra rent I bring in during the warmer months offsets the higher costs in the winter.

The worse the condition and appearance the lower the rent the property will command.