I'd recommend looking in our market. it's not as frequent as Akron. find a good agent in the market using the agent tool and I'm sure you'll be doing fine! 

I’m looking for some valuable tips on up-and-coming areas and would really appreciate any insight you can offer.

Don't think it's worth it for 1 property.Vrbo and Airbnb will sync calendars with each other and send basic messages already.Vrbo has free built in pricing tool.

Quote from @Alex Dixon: Ah great question - I had pulled this together to showcase some of the similar tools that sit within the same "capability".

I have great properties that sell themselves.I love the analytical tools and free price automation Vrbo provides. 

hey tim, i should have been more clear. i will be doing all of the property management per se, just looking for an organizational tool via an app or software that will consolidate the communication for my duties. i only have one out of state property and just dont think the amount paid is worth the relatively low stress of this specific quality property and tenant pool. i will look into stessa and buildium- thank you for the recs!

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

Doing this will accomplish:1) Show to your boss, so he better understands what you do and how valuable you are2) You can create some training guides3) This is actually #1 - figure out more efficient ways to do things!

I repeatedly hear from wholesalers that direct mail still works and is one of their strongest tools.

They are a great tool for asset protection (when you have assets to protect), but they are by no means the end all be all of liability mitigation.