Also looking into hiring an expediter to help us through the process. 

@Joe S. we take a lot of videos for our OOS clients.We ALWAYS state it's just a part of the process and a professional inspection should always be done.Depending on the quality & thoroughness of a Video Evaluation, this should be all an investor needs.

Quote from @Eric James: Keep in mind in TX you likely won't be able to get title insurance for 2-3 years on a tax sale property, so not a good idea to spend money until then. can you do a quiet title to speed up the process ??? 

The user brings the internet connection, the screen, and the payment processing.

I can help walk you through the process.

I assume it’s not after last payment or sellers would structure it as the last $1 is due in 100 years. :-))

I know it's not mortgages - I've heard a lot of horror stories about processing done in one time zone, underwriting done 1,000 miles away and appraisal reviews being done in a 3rd time zone and none of them knowing what is going on with eachother.

Well, it might be easier to let them pitch their fee structure first.

They send you a certified letter requesting that you make one of two choices to amend your commission structure (neither of which is beneficial to the landlord) because of "underperformance" of the machines.

In todays world there are much better options for the application process but there are LOTS of background/credit check companies on the internet that provide different services and have different pricing.