I usually recommend you just start with a software platform and gain some experience.

@Chuck Webb Would you mind sharing with me what platform your using for $70 a month to see mls comps?

A great resource for everything related to short-term rentals, management, technology to run it smoothly, integration with teh booking platforms is provided by Michael Sjogren.

I plan on obtaining designations within the next year as well.We already use Buildium as a software platform but I am curious about logistics.

@Chase Douglas well you've come to the right real estate platform to seek advice.

Lol isn't that the point of this platform?

No one wakes up with experience, you have to take action and go out and do something to gain experience, and I applaud you for doing that, and for using this platform as a tool to learn. 

I subscribed to Listr early March 2022Its $250 for the trainingAnd 10% of gross revenue for them to host your listing, and use their property management software,Plus an optional 2.5% of gross revenue if you want them to manage guest communicationsThe property management software lets you manage bookings, cleaning schedules, dynamic pricing, and manage your STR listings on multiple platforms (airbnb, vrbo, tripadvisor, homewaway).However, they don't let you access the property management software until you have your first listing.I haven't gotten my first listing yet so I'm not sure how good the property management software is

I use Mojo for my dialer and am able to filter data generally easily, but the texting platform doesn't have an export function that would allow me to filter these people out, only people who have not responded to my messages.

On the heels of your guidance, I dug into this deeper and fortunately no rules of first contact apply (which is a relief given the relatively brief and informal nature of my inquiries about the property).