It's important to note that the reason you may be having an issue with assessment values is because they are often generated by what is called an AVM, or automated valuation model, which is a computerized valuation method which can sometimes be inaccurate.

The answer is pretty simple: We need to be able to manage, track and automate the end-to-end real estate transaction.

I am the only actual person bidding on this property every week but every time I submit a bid, the automated counter bid feature activates and I am outbid yet again.

If you want to scale the building and flipping operation to fund your long term purchases you need to build a real business and put systems in place to automate the process and maximize your opportunity in your market.

I am considering automating my payment options for my tenants and would like feedback good or bad on using Dwolla.  

@Crystal H. there are a ton of really great home automation companies that can help homeowners remain in control of things like locks, AC, heat.

If you dig into our asset management services, you'll see that we've automated many of the functions thus providing better service to both our investors and their tenants which ultimately result in better ROIs.

My real estate goals are as follows: [list]Within one year - buy 1-2 properties (5-10 units)Within two years - buy 2-4 properties (10-20 units)within five years - possess a 100 unit real estate portfoliowithin ten years - possess a 500 unit real estate portfoliowithin twenty years - possess a [fully automated] 5000 unit real estate portfolio[/list:u]My minimum cash flow requirement is $100 per month after PITI, Maintenance, Management, Vacancies, Delinquencies, and other expenses.I plan to accomplish these goals entirely using creative financing while I repair my credit.

I think to handle sales pipeline, sales automation, workflow, tracking marketing, tracking communications (email to clients, phone calls, etc), document sharing, and I could go on -- but a good web-based (AJAX-based) system is the best for the price.

Being a Dad, combined with interests in energy efficiency and building automation led to a couple of small properties (triplex, quadraplex) ... which led to a few slightly larger buildings .... which lead to a second job {not quite big enough to outsource all the management}.