Contrators suck and you have to stay on them every day Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Homes are sitting around 40-60 days.

It's many millions, per DAY. 

The other positive, at least for apartments.com is if they fill out an application it's good for any other unit on the site for 30 days without having to pay the fee again.Not that it matters for the law but another thing we do for tenants after they are selected is do a gift basket that exceeds that in which they paid in application fees. 

My company scans and analyzes thousands of properties a day and I can say there are definitely better markets than others!

I'm trying to understand if the lease begins on the day of closing or the day after, if closing is at 2pm. 

I am also listening to the Bigger Pockets podcasts daily during every free period I have throughout my day while trying to learn as much as possible.

He owes them some money for work that they did and they filed a mechanic's lien on his property 3 weeks after he received the bill which was also one business day before he was scheduled to sell/close on the property.

The auction will often take place at the property although these days that's usually combined with an online auction that starts up to 2 days before the final bid is accepted. 

If the latter, how does that look on a day to day in terms of operating, marketing, and the ownership structure?