Once billed, those in violation of the policy won't be able to rejoin BiggerPockets, including prohibition of the use of the agent/lender finder tools, forums, and private messaging system until their bill is paid. 

Maybe when you get over 5 you can start to look at management suites.VRBO and AirBNB have all the tools built in to manage.

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

Curious about the success others are having with these platforms or if anyone thinks Booking.com is becoming a necessary tool for securing STR reservations?

You can try to make it part of the inspection amendment, that's the last time you have some negotiation power.

PMLs exist, there's zillions of them, real estate investors work with them every day and PMLs fill a need and have a role to play as a specific tools for a specific situation.See if you can put a sharper point on your question.Mike Thanks for this Mike! 

You can get more insights from other brokers that way you have more open spaces and still hold on to the power. 

I don't require my agents to join NAR and in fact dropped my membership when I opened my own brokerage.If the situation made sense, I wouldn't necessarily require an agent to join MLS, but it's such a basic tool of the trade, I can't imagine someone who is active in the business going without it.

If you plan on buying these properties using a mortgage its also best to begin the pre approval process and work with an investor friendly lender to help guide and educate you what the best product might be for your projects to make sure you dont already max out your borrowing power after the first deal.

Should I be prioritizing finding a local expert, or are there tools and strategies I can use to handle this process myself?