Plus 90% of repairs can be put on a credit card.  

Post cards are not necessarily cheap.

Will they find the property send you a contact and then a thank you card or will they provide resources for tenant improvements, get tenants, stabilize the units, plan for the exit etc...

Also, can you upload your own lists into his Deal Automator?

So for instance for our lead organization & management, I clean the lists up in google sheets and then download as a .CSV file and upload into Airtable (google sheets on steroids) where its easier and cleaner to manage.I use Airtable to manage our raw leads data - I have a trigger set up, that whenever we change the status to "qualified", that lead will go into our CRM (Salesmate.io) where we track our contacts and deals.

You upload a financial move-out statement, and you get up to the amount of the deposit. 

They claim to speak with around 200 people per day (not an exact number, it varies from day to day, but this an average), and they upload reports/logs for me to review daily.

There are a lot of assets in Columbus that are basically turn key properties, and even if you have some minor renovations (5k-10K)I would recommend trying to go after an interest-free credit card AFTER you are approved and close for your loan.

We make money from value add features and services: credit card fees (ACH is 100% free), credit reporting for tenants, insurance policies (both renter’s insurance and landlord), our lease creation and e-sign feature.

Play the 'friend in common' card if possible.Regarding seller financing, I don't see this being a viable option since they are in default on their current loan.If funding could be an issue for you, take a step back and work on that first.