First of all, the increasing popularity of outsourcing tasks/jobs has been quite evident as the Real Estate industry and other businesses, in general, have shifted more towards remote work.

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.