My father-in-law and I are just starting out in our REI adventures.

I'm a little scared and nervous of the unknown(s) of this market, yet excited of the potential and adventures that I may encounter along the way.

I'm John from New Orleans, LA and I am just starting my adventure into REI.

. - I think automation is a really great idea and I have done it in the past for other, non-real estate related tasks.

Given a managing agent would be used to cover the task on a day to day level it only makes a minor difference.

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing” – Helen Keller

Will they be managing all the critical tasks for you or are you expected to stay on top of things to keep everything on schedule? 

It's been a harder then excepted task because every podcast there is a new idea or way you think that might work for you in your area.

At this point I wish you best of luck in your adventures.

The book that changed my life the most is "Getting Things Done" by David Allen, it really helped show me how to get all of the To Do Lists and Reminders out of my brain and into a practical system so that I can focus better on the task at hand.