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.

It's performed well (except for the air conditioner broke) but was also more work than anticipated.Part of the question with regards to house-hacking is your current living situation. 

Several large developers have built beautiful high end condo feel student apartments super close to campus which initially depressed rents in houses.

From what I saw for the most part the big names you typically hear in insurance typically performed well for people. 

Generosity, freedom, and love will create the most beautiful relationship."

Best way to find cohosting gigs is to look for properties that should be performing well based on their location and quality of furnishings or amenities but cannot seem to get good reviews.

If you can build confidence that regardless of how the STR performs, you will pay the rent every month and take all the risk. 

Updated performance  -  

For example, bank accounts we control and specific investor capital accounts are all tracked in this same software.For our investor reports, each month we download spreadsheets, write a narrative for the month's performance and then export it all to a PDF.

Maybe it would have skyrocketed our performance, but I doubt it.