Only one of these methods involves "saving" money, and most BP users don't pay enough attention to it. 

Are you paying any utilities as the owner, aside from water and user fee?

I do not use Rent Ready, but I know that it is a perk of my pro membership here and I am considering setting it up to help my tenant establish credit. 

https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/joshjanusJosh has been good to me, I was trying to pay it forward by connecting Lolo Druff to Josh. 

Check out FilePlace, where user-created forms are available for free.

Check out FilePlace, where user-created forms are available for free.

Oh, and the platforms are actually more friendly to the buyers than sellers. that is why they will take money from hosts on practically any complaint from a guest, or suspend a persons listing until they can prove/disprove any guest allegation.Airbnb’s big focus has been making users able to just use Airbnb system instead of using third-party programs like cleaning calendars or pricing system.

ChargeAutomation works but can be less user-friendly, as you noted.

The "I want to use real estate to replace my income and quit my W2" idea is really, really hard.

Property is still a class A location, but slightly too big for the average user.