i'm currently trying to automate and/or streamline as much administration as possible in effort to get better organized.

--reach out and thank them upon getting the booking and ask if they have any questions--send a "Welcome" email or automated message during the week prior to arrival--reach out the day after arrival to ask how everything was the first night and ask if there is anything that the property needs--reach out at the end of the stay (that morning or within 24 hours) and ask how everything was, anything to improve, anything to add to the house and then offer an incentive for returning guests.My 2 cents,Mike Absolutely stay in your place as Mike said.You will see things the cleaners will never let you know about.We stayed in our PF will putting up the Christmas decorations and found a cracked plastic shelf in the fridge. 

The metro’s unique road system has attracted companies, including Uber, to test new automated car technology, bringing many high-paying jobs to the area.”

After looking closely at what Hospitable offers versus some of the bigger names like Guesty, it's honestly surprising to see that Hospitable has more features, especially when it comes to automations.

My thought is that the people that ARE using it for lead gen/outreach, automation etc. will keep the methods to themselves until the advantage of early adoption is done and that business segment is saturated, then they will sell courses to everybody else..

There are often automated flags that will be triggered if you do it, so it's best just to know how they will react.

Automates lodging tax returns based on your monthly transaction data Prepares, files, and remits lodging tax based on jurisdiction deadlines — for one location or thousands Allows quick access to your lodging and tax filing payment history

I MAYBE could understand if they just hadn't gotten around to having automated credit card tracking like every other accounting software on the planet, but to not even have the option to track them manually is ludicrous.  

Any other automation tools you suggest ? 

Look into Baselane it’s designed specifically for real estate investors, You get automated rent collection, expense tracking, it makes it easier to manage properties, stay organized, and keep up with your finances.