Just build a relationship with a great lender that can actually close the deal and has decent rates would be my advice.

It will take a while for this opportunity to fully unfold, as it's a bit clunky at the moment, but things could look a lot different in the platform space a year from now.If you own any Airbnb stock, this might be a good time to sell it. 

I have looked at CE Shop and OnlineEd, but did not like their platform.

And wondering if I should be looking at platforms like CloudBeds, ReservationKey, ResNexus, etc. 

I use Baselane as my banking and bookkeeping platform, which makes this very easy to do.

A platform for list building?

Bigger Pocket is a very good platform to find people to help you. if you have half a million lying around, then I would say spend some money for these courses. 

There are a few dozen on this platform so you can do a quick search.

I use Baselane for my banking and bookkeeping platform.

Check your competitors on the VRBO/AirBnB platforms and see how they have their houses set up.Just my $0.02.