If Buildium stopped holding its customers hostage and started collaborating, I’ll change my tune in a second.

Repetitive advertising is key to ensuring your target audience is aware there is an improved, more affordable option in town under new management.As you bring new customers in, hiring staff who live on-site is essential to helping you manage the property effectively.

Break through the fear of hearing no, and practice having those client/customer focused conversations with someone you trust.  

A good looking property will get you the following benefits: 1) A lower cap rate (and higher price) on your appraisal for either selling or refinancing the park.2) Less issues from city hall, who will respect you for doing a good job.3) Less issues from neighboring property owners who will not be mad at you.4) Higher rents from those will feel you are providing a higher value for their dollar.5) Greater resident retention so higher occupancy.6) Greater attraction from new customers, which also leads to higher occupancy.All that being said, you don't want to get carried away.

I would not mind getting one and customizing it to fit my needs.

I agree with @Patrick Jackson as you grow your team it is great to have a place to store all information on leads and current customers.

Back when I worked at Homeaway I was the Customer Support Manager and worked with the team that created the original "Community by Homeaway" (now converted to the newly branded Vrbo "Partner Community").That Community has a lot of resources for "newbies" just getting started, including this article:https://community.vrbo.com/s/n...Here is the short version:The people you hire to perform maintenance and handle cleaning at your second home could very well be the lifeblood of your vacation rental business.

I put my signs in the yard and wait for customers to call and give their offers.  

I glanced at Twilio but it seemed to be more geared towards enterprise clients who needed to customize to specific solution.

I would also think good organizational skills, the ability to budget, network, schedule/coordinate, provide good customer service, and a solid knowledge of real estate laws would be essential.Perhaps @Nathan G. could think of some more.