Consider outsourcing the other parts.

Who Not How is another one that I've found particularly interesting with regards to building your network and outsourcing your tasks, written by Dan Sullivan I believe. 

Expensive stuff comes up no matter who you are or how nice the property is, and I’m saying the combo of outsourcing everything and using a calculation that only allocates a few hundred per month or even less for capex is a recipe for disaster.

Asking anyone who own a STR Hi James.For me, it's not time consuming as I always outsource management, furnishing and the remodel.Biggest warning is beware buying the less expensive boring/common property to be a STR.

Who does the work: does he have his own employees doing framing, drywall, plumbing, foundation, etc, or outsourcing or combo of both?  

I see posters on this site (and meet aspiring investors at REIA, etc) who are trying to learn virtual wholesaling, outsourcing to VAs, etc. before they have ever talked to a single seller.

HIred 1 PM and outsourced offshore for accounting/admin work to help save cost from big purchase. 

I'm wondering how BP members feel about outsourcing their bookkeeping to a virtual bookkeeper.

For example, if I wanted to screen the tenants myself and do the marketing/leasing myself, but outsource the maintenance/maintenance calls, this service doesn't seem to exist.

Brown and not an "outsourced" service.