For instance, in places like Austin or Chicago, I’ve noticed similar deals pay off when you have the right property management systems dialed in.

Do you have other collateral, such as another income property or your personal residence (last resort) your seller could record their lien against? 

You’re going to have to find a specialized function that can’t be farmed out to the Philippines in the $5-$10/hr range.

You could certainly reach this demographic, but it could also cost you substantially more than the return.For the money, your best bet is probably a dedicated website for your property with the key words that you want to convey.

Better tenants expect better and treat the property so.

.: An appraiser's word for 7 is functional obsolescence...

Weekends for a lot of people are usually tied up with kids sports, family functions and trips.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

With actual cash, you just transfer it. yes, but you can still bid with lender approval - without appraisal contingency - you send in deal (app), it gets approved by lender its functionally the same as cash (except in true lightning speed situations where there is a quick auction with little time to prep but thats generally pretty rare I'd think)Right, but that's not cash or functionally the same as cash because the lender can change the terms at the last minute, as often happens with less experienced hard money lenders.

For clients who purchase fixer-uppers, we can renovate the property to their exact specifications.