I want to know when you will close, cash or financing, how much up front, who's buying, who's financing, any seller concessions, etc.These days we do a lot of electronic signatures to make things faster, because the market can be speedy. 

That way you maximize your cash flow and increase your equity exponentially faster. 

If you are supplementing with bank financing, the best deals are often the ones that need to close very quickly, and much faster than a bank can work with...this is where hard money or private money is a great tool.

I was only looking to do the house hack to accumulate capital faster and also for the knowledge.  

One thing hard money can offer is the opportunity to close faster, but if you dont need that then why do it. 

Individual phone calls will likely be a must for a newer investor, but getting as automated as possible early on, will not only save you time, but will allow you to raise more capital faster. 

I am currently a lender for a large investment bank, focusing primarily on conduit (CMBS) originations, but the recent curveball thrown at us thanks to the COVID lockdown has fueled my fire to transition to the investor/developer side of the business.

Energy turned higher for the first time in five months, rising 5.1% in June as fuel prices offset a decline in the electricity index.

I feel that "program interface" gets in the way since I can see what I what faster and cleaner on my Excel sheets or summary sheets. 

Lots of reasons, actually, such as a faster close with a cash buyer, and some properties are simply only bought by investors, such as apartment complexes.