I need it just often enough to send or receive items from vendors or local govt's to want the convenience of using it from my home, hotel room, or office.  

I dont think you can call it totally passive if someone does that they are probably going to make a mistake you need to work the loans and put time into them to ensure all the safety items you mentioned.2.

.- when a lender is calculating the rental income to use for qualifying income - depriciation is normally a line item that can be added back 

Upgrading items in an STR can lead to high ROI, because people are paying for an experience and looking to treat themselves, their friends, and family.  

However, in my market, realtors often ask for an offer before providing basic information like the age of the CAPEX items, including the roof. 

I see so many trash deals from people who have never flipped a property and they have no concept of why it is even a trash deal.That doesn't mean you can't succeed without item #2.

Homewyse.com is a good source to get costs for individual repair items based on zip code if you need them for your spreadsheet.  

Items I would like to see integrated:- CRM- Email Marketing Campaign (likely from CRM platform)- Issue/Break fix tracking

Still, enough to rise to an action item addressed at top level, and with communications of such reaching beyond the regional lender itself.

Recently, I’ve started adding a serving tray with items to help my guests feel more comfortable during their stay, including a QR code to an online welcome packet.