It would be great to hear from a wide variety of folks on what issues they face, processes that slow them down, or any other problems that if they were automated, they would benefit greatly from.More than happy to provide insight into these areas.

Slow and steady still wins the race. 

Homes are not appreciating like they did the past five years and have slowed down back to "normal". so if a home appreciates 4% per year, you will have closing costs when buying it and another 7%ish when selling it.

Most sellers do not want to deal with FHA 203K due to the timeline it takes to close but in a slow market its possible.

Rip off the bandaid and get them sold as quickly as possible... 5 easy pennies over a slow nickle.  

This may be a simple question, but have yet to find a clear answer. Got approved for an HM Loan, and it mentions that the construction portion of the funding will be held and construction draw requests will be sent ac...

I'd encourage you to slow down a bit... ignore the gurus who tell you how easy it is to do everything.  

I figure for now I would self manage sense I've had bad experiences with PM, one, being very slow at getting things resolved and two, the contractors they usually get seem to charge the highest rates possible!

One issue was a slow draining bathroom sink which I called my warranty service provider to snake at no cost.

Biggest drawback is the time, they are slow.