What books would you recommend for someone who’s just starting out?

I recommend you include some of your key qualification criteria in the advertisement.

This isn't a recommendation or a vouch, this is just my opinion.

Take the proceeds and invest in a highly trusted Syndication or fund and enjoy the passive income.

Transcribing transactions from bank statements, posting transactions to the correct accounts, and then manually creating an income statement, statement of owner's equity and a balance sheet is a fairly time consuming process and I have not been able to keep up with the book keeping between my regular work responsibilities.What accounting software do people recommend? 

I hope you enjoy these books recommendations!

Any good recommendations for the collection agency or any way to get the money back from the tenant or any way to report it to the credit bureau?

Low vacancy rates, rising rents, and high tenant demand for more space/good school districts. 

I went through it anyway bc she had a good footprint online, I liked the designs, and a couple of ppl at another STR group recommended her (not an excuse, I was super busy and thought I was dealing with a professional).

I would also look at the availability of public water and public sewer, if not at the site how far away are those services.