Yeah, that's a great way to think about it, "The Great Outdoors". 

.🧤 Property Improvement Drives: Donating old appliances, furniture, or materials from renovations to nonprofit organizations like Habitat for Humanity can qualify as a charitable deduction.Pro Tip:Before December 31st, review your receipts, invoices, and bank statements.

You're going to run into this in most of the major STR markets because within the last 2 years we have seen a massive spike in available inventory.In order to compete with the competition now, hosts/owners/operators need to step up their game and be willing to invest in good quality furniture, memory foam mattresses, high quality linens, professional seasonal photography, etc.In the high desert, most visitors are looking for peace, quiet, privacy, and amazing scenery so this means stay away from purchasing homes in residential neighborhoods with neighbors on all sides.

There is a reason that successful hotel chains regularly renovate their interiors - trends change and highly utilized furniture and furnishings get damaged, worn and need replacement.

Use Cost Segregation to Fast-Track DeductionsIf you own a high-value Airbnb property, a cost segregation study can help you accelerate depreciation by separating short-life assets like flooring, furniture, lighting, and fixtures.Combine that with 100% bonus depreciation (for assets purchased after Jan 19, 2025), and you could wipe out tens of thousands of taxable income in your first year of ownership.This is a huge reason many top Airbnb hosts pay far less tax than you’d expect — they’re not just listing smart, they’re structuring smart.5.

If you’re furnishing it as a mid-term rental, that depreciation on furniture, appliances, and improvements can seriously offset your first year’s income.

First off, if you can't run it successfully as a short term rental, what makes you think someone else will be able to do so, with the added baggage of paying you and furnishing the place (assuming you wouldn't just give them your furniture)? 

The property is worth $500,000 roughly and this should lead to a $60-65K depreciation deduction from a mixture of long-term depreciable assets and short term (furniture, finishes, sidewalks, landscaping, etc.).

I spent so much time sourcing high quality furniture and housewares and now that I'm trying to offload it all, I don't know how to find the people I need to find who might be interested.

Maybe somewhere with an outdoor space around 5 or 6pm?