See who represents owners frequently in your jurisdiction and get set up with them.

Quote from @Tod DuBois: Hostaway appears to integrate with the multiple channels - but I hate to do a software setup and learn it's not a good place to do what I need to get done (which is work as little as possible and optimize my occupancy).

Unfortunately, while there are other methods to acquire investment properties, the reality is you need cash and reserves to plan and set up your investment portfolio accordingly. 

I just set up my vrbo account and still some finer details about planning the communication, cleaning service, maintenance persons, etc…

I am a co-host in Dallas and Waco, TX and I have an idea of what types of owners and properties I want in my co-host portfolio----and with each client/property I learn which qualities are working for my business setup or what qualities I need to be working on to upskill.

Are you set up with a lender at this point?

It's likely a scam anytime they sound like AI or the grammar is weird or they use the word "kindly", if they ask for you to respond to them off-platform, if they say their employer will pay for it, if they ask if the dates they've specified are still open (when they can clearly see they are open on your calendar), if they ask for a video of your property (they probably want to set up a duplicate listing with your photos and video and scam others out of money), or if they want a long term booking and they have just joined the platform and have no reviews (could have been evicted from somewhere else, and hope a newbie will let them in with no background check, they'll end up not paying or credit card is bad).  

The out of the box strategies and set ups sold will never replace customized AP/Tax strategies based on individualized circumstances. 

Mine cost $50 to set up and took 20 minutes on the secretary of state website.

The main reason is that it is not initially set up for a Real Estate business like other “real estate-specific” accounting software.