Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

We are looking into strategies to further streamline the process and allow us to regain more of our time.

However, I just found out Easy Self Storage started to sell their own access hardware, and then it released a new feature on their software/website that you can see gate access activities/log live and can even open/close the gate remotely simply through the website (even on your mobile!).

For out-of-state STRs investors, is it normal for a cohost / property manager to insist on creating an OTA listing on their account to better streamline their systems?

Very similar to what you're forecasting, although it seems like you're adding nicer features.

@Sarah Kensinger Awesome, it sounds incredibly streamlined. 

They have this feature where the investors’ accreditation status verification is automated.

Other features include, LED lighting, new ceiling fans, updated laundry room, privacy fence, and new landscaping!

Note too that in Wake County, unlike decades past, there is no meaningful "foreclosure discount" (defined as the fact that winning courthouse bid prices were generally (historically) much lower due to the forced sale feature of NC statutes and Deed of Trust Power of Sale clauses) and this is confirmed by a recent Fannie Mae study. 

Yes I’m interested in hearing from anyone who has used that feature on the Minut