I have a background working in Outsourcing Management with IBM. 

.)- interconnected smoke detectors- bedroom windows- proper plumbing ventilation- separate controllable heat sources- access to electrical panel controlling suite for tenantetc..One thing that I do NOT like about the new bylaws is that work must be outsourced to a licensed contractor.

Along those lines, tenant screening can be done easily and outsourced to the tenant (in terms of payment and entering data) by using a service. 

If you outsource, who do you recommend for that service?

They outsource the accounting services to Tax Sentry.

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. 

(Lawn care /snow removal small maintenance and out source for contractors We had problems right away with gas line, water links, drywall from (water leaks) about 3,000 total!

Buying a hotel seems like a management headache that I might not be ready for, unless there's an option to outsource day-to-day operations. 

The quotes you get will not be all inclusive prices unless they draw up a proposed Hud-1.There are at least three different things you are likely to get charged for at a settlement by the title company Title search - this is often outsourced to a title Abstractor, who goes to the land records to do a a search of public records about the title of the propertyTitle review - this is where the title agent reviews the information given to them by the abstractor.

In my professional opinion do not outsource to a random foreign company, although they may be cost-effective, depending on the task if daily communication with buyers and sellers is required, it will be best to hire someone that knows the business and speaks fluently.