Yes, one of the features we offer is online rent payments.  

I know this is the most crucial step so I don't want to leave room for error, especially for my first purchase.

Especially if you have mature trees on the property, you'd want to inspect lines that were that age if you were keeping the property.If sewer line problems were a common occurrence in the neighborhood and having had them checked could be used as a selling feature, great.In other words, no, don't do it.

It seems to me that most investors who have at least SOME experience (and do not hold a license themselves) do see their realtor as  a crucial part of their team.

AvivaIQ works through AirBnB messaging only.I also looked into http://guesty.com which is much more than a message automation tool and has some robust property management features it seems but costs between 3%-5% of your booking.

This site has so many features that you can use to learn.

After that there is usually a featured speaker on an important topic.

I understand in some jurisdictions, window screens, door screens, and porch screens may be required, but if not, then remove that feature.

Zillow has a neat feature that will show homes that are in preforeclosure on the map in the same manner that it'll show current homes for sale.

The only way to truly know if the house is priced appropriately is to run the nearby sales comps for similar homes (sqFt, features, updates, etc).