These are the predominant factors for automated underwriting for DU and LP (Fannie and Freddie).

I use a few automation tools to make everything easy.

I used a property management tool that put everything (leases, applications, listings, rent payments) all online and automated.

As I am an out-of-state investor, automating that is essential for me. 

Worst case scenario you find a deal that allows you to pay half the rent you would usually pay in that area......to me that's still a slam dunk and going to catapult you to financial freedom faster than looking and waiting for the perfect deal.Plus, if you are worried about all the painstaking tasks of being a landlord like maintenance, rent collection, and finding tenants you can use cool automated services like ours to take care of it all.  

I just leverage automation, systems, and delegate everything else to VAs.

I would like to get ideas from fellow landlords on things that can be automated in the property management business so they can easily be taught to future employees.

I’m leaving this here in case someone wants to adapt my version of the spreadsheet (supports multiple properties, one per row), as well as an automated, programmatic way of populating the spreadsheet given a paragonrels.com or fnimls.com link from an agent/broker.

They are looking for engineers to run and maintain their automated machinery.

Anyone using other automated solutions?