It can be very time consuming in the beginning stages, but as you learn from others who do this and who have more time in and are successful, then you will learn how to automate your business and incorporate systems that will make your life much easier.

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Bigger mortgage servicers (the company you send the mortgage payments to) will have some automated system for getting the payoff information.The way this works is that the title company collects all the information and money.

I would think some of the larger courts have gone to automated computer based filing so those records might be available online.

Any loan that fits into the FNMA or FHLMC guidelines is driven by an automated underwriting certificate.

There are a few lenders that will go as high as 50% as long as you get an approval through automated underwriting.I purchased a home last Feb and was able to refi for my cash purchase, all the repairs (full remodel) and was able to pay for all the furniture (made The Boss happy) after i owned the property for 6 months.

Please send them to me, I'll happily put them in a house,,,sound like a good tenant, I would tell them what happened was automated and of course you wouldn't charge late fees because of their history and the situation they were in.I don't want to win every battle, I just want to win the war,,,,I would never bring up the mention of late fees being right,,,just drop it unless it is a problem going forward

TD BankTower FCU, all states except TX,  Automated appraisal.TrustcoUnion BankUS BankFigure

That being said, there are lot's of ways you can automate portions of your underwriting process and flag properties that are worth more in-depth analysis.