Also, I want to create an in-house store with Stayfi and The Host Co to sell themed merchandise and local vendor services.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

Treat it as you would a processing error from a valued vendor and u are in a good spot.

This is better in some ways, as I have the backups in the event of an audit and don't have to rely on my software vendor to still exist in 7 years. 

If any issues were to come up, you can easily call a vendor you trust to remedy the solution.Short term rentals are obviously more time intensive but even then they can be easy to manage.

As far as having trusted resources and vendors to help.Please let me know if you want to take a stab.At doing one up here I am loaded up with all sorts of resources. 

Also, in many cases you must work off of an approved vendor list which means basic repairs can be more costly since you are limited in who you can select.

Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, attach a fake invoice.

From the liability/asset protection side always use licensed and insured vendors, build out a robust contract management system, make sure the owner is always listed as additional insured.

You need a strong team of contractors, vendor partners, and a Realtor who truly understands the market, can spot great land deals, and sell homes quickly.