Mistake #4: Not Automating Your ProcessWhen I started out as a syndicator and had my first deal, I repeated the same dialogue with every investor I approached.

I've been working with random friends help build some quick automation processes around AP, email, excel files, etc. 

And if you are making a "high cost loan", appraisal and inspection are mandatory, not optional under CFPB.I automate the process, so with the proper info I can turn around a set of closing docs in 48 hours.

I am working with someone with experience, he's been in the industry for 15-20 years now, and is pretty close to automating his business. 

Problem with Zillow is they have this annoying "1-click reply" where people can just click on your ad without reading it and you get an automated message "Joe is interested in your apartment at 123 Main St."

I currently work full-time in industrial automation sales.  

There are some more automated tools available now that can find sellers easier and integrate with it's own CRM and auto dialer, SMS and emails.It took me 3 years to get to 100 deals.

Answering those two questions will allow people to give good tailored suggestions.I'm using raw Podio with my own custom automations until my CRM company is ready for me to migrate into. 

Although I just thought it was an automation receipt they could receive.

I also use them during vacancy turnovers since those turnovers are fully automated, self-serve showings, but you have to have a way to ensure batteries get swapped out regularly, then run a separate cellular network to push updates to the locks over time, which is a another added cost.