It depends on how far below the typical price point that is but frankly I would just comb the listings as they come up based on an automated alert and Call the listing agent, it is not worth it to pay 1-5 k  extra at that price point (unless you are the RE agent getting those $$). 

While they are sending me automated MLS listings (except for my CA realtor, who I think maybe forgot to set that up for me because he is crazy busy right now), I am doing the legwork of sorting through the listings and trying to figure out which ones are in need of significant repair.

Both TC and Avail have autopay capabilities for the tenant as well as automated payment requests from the landlord. 

So far I've only made 2 verbal offers, mailed no contracts after the fact, but I'm just curious about this.3) What's the point of the automated phone numbers?

What do you use to automate your craigslist postings?

I'm all for using technology to automate processes and make our lives easier, but this product doesn't seem to be quite there yet. 

But it's also a bit par for the course when investing in certain areas remotely, while depending entirely on a management company that due to low margins needs to have hundreds of units under management as well as automate everything as much as possible in order to stay afloat/ earn a decent profit.

I have been looking around and am surprised that there is so little discussion regarding home automation. 

I'm thinking am automated program of some kind.

It worked - this year I was able to reverse the time paradigm...every month I get financially stronger, and the process is automated.