Most mortgages aren't "assumable" (able to be transferred) and even if it is the new borrower would need to qualify the same as the original borrower.

Private lenders are certainly an option but a fund structure would be much more efficient and scalable. 

Anything I find useless, so they don’t need to chase me. 

It seems to be pretty much impossible!

Every day I mark how many calls to leads I made, how many people I contacted (and was it email, call, text) from my database/past clients....how many social media posts I answered or made, etc.I don't know if that's automating, but every week I can quickly see how much of each money generating thing I did.Do you use Google Calendar? 

If you’re holding onto tasks that someone else could do better, faster, and cheaper, you’re limiting your income potential.Discussion: What’s One Area of Your Real Estate Business You Need to Let Go of?

There was an STR boom when many people bought homes here thinking they could have passive income, but that is not the case here as much as it is in places like Asheville (which is still seasonal, but not as much).

You might find something that fits your needs.

Hey Gene, for your situation, you probably need to get a fix&flip loan to acquire and do the renovation.

At one time, I told people to spend money on a skip trace so they could file the in personam QT lawsuit (the one where you can served lawsuit papers on all defendants) and avoid the expense of the in rem QT lawsuit (the one where you need a GAL).