Low/lower income doesn't automatically equate to drugs and slum behavior. 

It can take time, as you start to buy and sell with your clients you will automatically start to notice trends.

When a tenant completes an application, their  system automatically emails a 5 question form to  those people they listed as references. 

Perhaps exploring the neighborhoods via Google Street View or asking here on bigger pockets.I am doing research for a robotics startup.

You automatically save 10-15% of your cashflow every month. 

They can do a quick feasibility analysis to help you understand a very basic scope of work, but when you need more a detailed report, they will do a WWU/SOR that can be used for your 203k loan, and this WWU/SOR will also include a cost estimate that can be used to help gauge contractor's bids.And thank goodness that the Standard 203k requires a contingency reserve to be automatically included with your 203k loan (10%-20%), but the Limited 203k does not.

His current mortgage is 40% LTV, so a refinance would automatically put cash in his pocket.

If they fail to respond with an option, we automatically send them notice of termination and expect them to be out by 11:59PM on the final day.

@Mike Dymski you're saying that you have to specifically tag the person for them to be notified, and that it won't automatically tag them when you quote them?

You may want to keep a small deposit of $250 or so and an automatic approval waiver for repairs under that amount so you aren’t spending your own cash on lots of minor repairs when starting out, but in the end you will just take it back from the rent roll the next month.