Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Every day I mark how many calls to leads I made, how many people I contacted (and was it email, call, text) from my database/past clients....how many social media posts I answered or made, etc.I don't know if that's automating, but every week I can quickly see how much of each money generating thing I did.Do you use Google Calendar? 

Do you value time or money?

I would buy something closer to turn key if you can, even if you pay up, because it will reduce the work you have to do and figure out as a new large-scale investor.

Even if the owner seems like a really nice person, they will micromanage the builder and not like the specs of the house the builder needs to do, and/or the timing in which the builder gets it done, etc. 

The price points do make it hard to cash flow even with the lower interest rate subject tos. 

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

So we don't even have an approved inspection much less a lease with this potential tenant.

Plus you'll most likely make more money in home value growth compared to a multi family. 

I've been using Dealcheck.io to do my deal analysis, but would be interested in hearing more about what you used to build your tool, or even getting hands on with something similar of possible!