What's your mid FICO score? 

I have a single unit house in the city that I'm looking to rent out in the mid to late September timeframe.  

As the prices in the GTA continue to grow mid to smaller size towns 2-3 hours away will gain some steam.

If you are happy with mid-to-high single digit returns a year, I think you can make that happen in a lot of markets.

Although it has had a recent update (as of mid-2014) it is still clunky and awkward.  

See this article: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_117c30c5-ccaa-50de-b4a1-d5b688a58042.htmlAnd an interview where a county board member discusses the controversial auctions in the mid 2000's where many of the people who were campaign contributors to the then county treasurer, won certificates at the maximum rate of 18%.

I want to be able to generate a list for a small to mid size city in about 2-3 days.

I would of thought a local bank can handle this, but they keep looking at me like i'm crazy.I've got a client who has maybe 400k liquid cash and another 300k in property (all paid off) credit score is maybe in the mid to upper 700s.

So, if you're actually trying to generate any short- or mid-term cash flow (i.e., before the asset is paid off), you may have to buy LOTS of assets using this method.

I have my own favorite areas - mid city, east hollywood, etc.