They have even gone so far as to run a with and without automation case study to prove the conceptGood Luck

Where does the "free and clear, automated income" part come in?

What I've learned is, don't fully rely on the automated background checks!

You can also arrange for this to be entirely automated and withdrawn from your bank account monthly.

I haven’t automated follow up emails.

For sales comps the biggest advantage of public records is that they will include non-MLS transactions.Everyone should keep in mind that value estimates like ours or the Zillow Zestimate (known in the industry as automated valuation models, or AVM's) are based on public records data and therefore don't take into account things like curb appeal, view, home condition, landscaping, etc.

That could be hooked up to lead generation, blog posts, and automated email marketing. 

Most of the banks I've spoken with in the past have the process automated and there is no way around them checking credit.

Investors should spend their time buying houses and creating systems to help automate their business.Then again I'm a bit biased, so take that for what its worth.

If you decide to do buy and hold rentals check out Brandon Turner books on rental property investment and learn how to automate the payment and application process and that makes it easy to create additional passive income through rentals while working.