Landlords will probably need to set up their own Stripe accounts.What SMS system are you planning on using?

I don't take credit cards but I believe stripe does.   

Many of the OTAs and lead gen sites, like Furnished Finder, are pushing credit card payments. 99.9% of the time I get a message from FF saying 'your tenant would prefer to pay by credit card so activate Stripe now!' 

For payments, tools like Stripe, PayPal, or booking software like OwnerRez work well.Happy to connect if you’d like to chat more or need additional tips!

However, I got caught up during creating my listing because it looked like I needed to have another account (Stripe?

I was only using the term to imply someone who has earned their stripes as a successful real estate investor.I've personally benefited greatly from free and paid coaching.

I'm thinking he'll just want a beach in a Caribbean backwater and some Red Stripe. 

They claim they've upgraded to Stripe but I've seen no difference- they promised a quicker processing and deposit into my account, alas no change.

You can collect payment directly through airbnb or collect it through your payment processor (mine is Stripe) on your direct booking website. 

You may have some extra costs, like dumpster versus city trash collection or parking lot sealing and striping from time to time, and possibly different building standards if you are doing major renovations, but day in and day out they are very similar.