In fact, we just had a bank appraisal for a re-fi that put it $115,000 higher than our purchase price.The bottom line is that any of the automated home valuation tools are no better than a VERY rough guess. 

And of course I have a step by step process for you to follow because I believe in developing systems and checklist to improve your effectiveness and to later automate your business.

Those with automated systems can contact those owners, in a matter of a few hours, if they are calling the homeowners.If you are just starting out, I would suggest you just go out and drive for dollars.

We are actually thinking about ways to automate outreach for these properties in our market.

Are you talking about automated valuations (such as the Zestimate), or are you talking about asking prices for advertised listings.I'll assume it was the latter and answer that...The answer is, there is no set formula - it depends. 

We don't turn over keys until security deposit, first months rent, and proof utilities have been switched over is provided by the tenant.The nonsense that the utility company dropped the ball is crap - these are companies that spend millions of dollars to refine and automate their processes.

With your free time, to be more productive, start thinking about automating your business!

I have a 30% partner and want to know if there are any systems out there that can help automate paying my partner.

If you are using a Fannie Mae loan, the AUS or automated underwriting system will determine how much overall cash reserves you will be required to have?

You could set up a recurring monthly 'appointment' (rent due) and Markate automates the whole process for you.