Having said that, it could be a useful tool in your toolbox once the portfolio grows large enough.

Ask how they handle routine maintenance and emergencies and whether they have established relationships with cost-effective and reliable vendors.By focusing on these critical factors, you’ll be in a solid position to hire a property manager who can take the stress out of managing your rental property while helping you maximize your investment.If anyone has more specific questions, feel free to ask—I am happy to share more detailed advice!

Are you already closing deals using the same lead source and tools?

First of all - most people (including real estate investors) are lazy and will always gravitate towards promises of quick returns / passive income promises.But also - what you are describing is something that AirDNA does extremely well and automated - it can be a little pricy, but way way more effective and accurate to do this with that tool - highly recommended

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

That tool looks to be very useful; I will take it into consideration when choosing a market!

As others have said, it doesn't really make sense to run calculations for STR analysis on a monthly basis, just use annual revenues.Get signed up with a pricing software and use the market analysis tool.

I have written at length about the case and effects of inflation.

Thank you Preston, I really appreciate any and all real-estate tools that provide beneficial information. 

VRBO's Market Maker tool is awesome for this.