I work full time as a parts receiver at an auto body shop and I work part time at Home Depot.

People in Cullman work in Birmingham and Huntsville (federal money & high tech & auto).

@Sam Epstein  car auctions and RE auctions could not be more differentat the auto auction.. the bank owns the asset and WILL sell It that day. they already have title.Sherrifs sale are quit different .. the bank does not have title and is trying to get it or sell it.Bottom line think of the auto auction were you have to look at 1000 cars.. nail it down to 100.. and then ready to pounce on the 10 that actually go to third parties..

Stessa has an iOS and Android app that has a built-in scanner and auto-categorization feature.

That said, it's fairly easy to get an agent to help you out e.g. auto search, showings if you're going to be a high frequency buyer (full disclosure, I'm an investor-friendly agent so I do this for investors all of the time).  

Tires.com has been disrupting the auto space for years.

Looking for a recommendation on a 'text for info' program/service.  I would like to be able to post (online, on our yard signs, car signs, etc) a message such as 'Text 414 to phone # for open house dates and times' so...

It auto enters most information such as the vendor name, date, amount, etc and you can enter other info such as project, client, class etc. 

All loans, residential and commercial, consumer, auto loans, credit cards, anything has the same basic elements, lending requirements that are all under the umbrella of, let me say it this way, conventional thinking, based on basic financial requirements, after you know the basics then you can get creative and accept more risk.

here is the auto responder I got back just for your information since your in the trenchs, you may find this interesting and this is why I think wholesalers these days should be licensed if they cant wholesale they get a listing or at least a listing fee referral..