What you do need however is to automate certain things with software.

This includes sending an invoice via snail mail before the first of the month.(3)  Automated email sent via PropertyWare on the first of month reminding tenants of rent obligation(4) Have our property manager call delinquent tenants on the first Friday after rent is considered late (payday) in attempt to collectAny ideas, tips, hints etc. are greatly appreciated.

And I love this one.. the tenants because of their automated banking system pays rent weekly every week they pay rent...

What kind of automated systems are wholesalers using to hangle all of the calls that come in?

Cancel all automated payments if you currently use their system.  

What I do now today (key word TODAY), my main channel is running on average ~80% close ratio, and my worst channel is running ~20% close ratio BUT I am ok with that because it's dirt cheap, almost fully automated, and in process of getting fine tuned so it's good results for being in refinement. 

It also helps if you are good at using repeatable and automated processes and doing accounting/record-keeping (my weaknesses).

So, assuming the market you are looking at doesn't happen to be one of these exception areas, you can be pretty confident that what you see on realtor.com is an accurate reflection of what's in the MLS ... you're not losing out on deals because the information is dated.If you're working with an agent, they'll most likely setup an automated alert for you based on some general criteria. 

, so trying to achieve such a high-level of automation and efficiency isn't really necessary at this point.Seeing it from their perspective-- perhaps it's just the mistrust of filling out the application online.

Homes that initially list too high will not sell until after a series of price cuts finally attracts a buyer - and that will be at a price that's lower than if it were priced correctly at the start.The moral of the story is for Realtors and sellers to run comps - and not those garbage automated comps.