- or is this process largely manual because of a lack of tools?

To add insult to injury, I was charged an additional $1,000 for Flip System providing me this problematic deal.My disappointment continued with the lack of educational value provided by Flip System.

Given your presumed lack of real estate experience, OPM (other than 'traditional' bank financing) is likely off the table for now. 

Affordability or lack there of has the best chance of slowing this market but there appear to be plenty of buyers in all price ranges.

That could be anything from not accounting for capex/repairs/vacancy in their calculations or a complete lack of knowledge in how to calculate their future property tax obligation (this is a big deal in Michigan).Just the other day I had a call with an investor looking at a 10-unit property in Detroit.

However, the substantial price increases and lack of inventory have lead me to start buying tax deeds, which Georgia is a penalty state offering a 20% (non-prorated) premium. 

It seems that pushing them to do their jobs is always essential; - There is a lack of horizontal connections between employees.

I'll message you but I'd also be interested to know which areas of service are lacking.

There are some packages that offer great property management, but are really lacking in the accounting side.

There were hardly any cabinets and a door had been busted open where someone broke into the house due to it sitting vacant for so long.They apologized for the lack of communication and assured it would be better but I have had no calls or emails returned again.