You want a platform that has built in TCPA protections as well as a multiple communication channels besides voice such as SMS and email.

You would wish your PM to know how to file claims and protect your assets when your unit is vandalized or someone sues you for slip and fall.

I have experience building my own DTC consumer goods type sites so I was planning to build my own.

The other benefit to verify is if you have loss protection.

Processes have been set up to provide a degree of protection to parties  involved in subject to transactions.  

In order to do this you need to have deal flow and you need to know 1) How to recognize a good, profitable deal, 2) How to put together funds quickly to buy the deal before someone else does and in such a way where you are protected and the deal is protected, 3) How to run the project so that you follow the budget and don't overspend or overbuild, 4) How to attract an end buyer or a renter and which documents to use to protect yourself and the buyer, 5) If you are going to keep the property then you need to know how to set up the property from the start to best help you in the refinance later, and 6) You need to know how you are planning on managing the property from the beginning in order to make sure it will be profitable at the end.

Consumer reports even has a report about how they're better than all the $300+ toilets.

Our investment to value (ITV) in the notes we purchase is usually in the 50-60% range, a significant amount of equity to protect our position and our private capital position. 

Time consuming - if you have 10 applicants are you going to interview each?

It really comes down to your goals and time commitments.Airbnb margins have been getting tighter and it is extremely time consuming.