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.

I am also not adept to design, and pay a designer especially in today's competitive market. 

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I don’t know if that is something I want to start with all of the competition right now.

You should keep it to yourself though, if you get all the BP'ers buying in there, you will have more competition, fewer great deals for you :-)

What we are seeing is a massive increase in the number of properties for sale which has resulted in more competition between sellers and more of a balanced market than we've seen in a long time.If we continue to have a high number of properties for sale and a shortage of active and able buyer's then we should have some really solid buying opportunities even if the overall market doesn't drop. 

Once the current glut of new supply is absorbed, there is nothing in the pipeline, creating a 3-5 yr window of lower competition.  

We are able to book at a higher occupancy and at a higher nightly rate then our competition in the same area.

I can't imagine what the competition is like today in light of this insane summer market. 

During this period, there is typically less competition from other buyers, as many people prefer to move during the warmer months or avoid house hunting during the holiday season.