They send monthly statements and automatic deposit of rents in my account, send a notice if a tenant has not paid so I know not to expect those funds, and send me estimates of all repairs or turnover costs that will exceed the $200 limit.

A few fixes, nothing major, would automatically raise the home's value even though the goal was to be an asset and not a liability.

The great thing about the City tax lien auctioneer is that their software automatically withdraws your bids once you reach your budget.

You can do 5% down so still quite low, insurance premium is around 50 basis points vs. 80/85 for the FHA, no upfront premium at closing, and the insurance payments automatically fall off after a certain time period instead of paying them to full term or refinancing out on an FHA. 

Have them set you up with an automatic feed of sold listings in the areas you are looking at and your friend is sending you properties from.

Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.

Apparently it was an automatic refund.

I'm talking funnels, marking leads hot/cold, automatic reminders, etc. 

But don’t just automatically say no to everything, then your tenant won’t tell you when something serious happens because they’ll assume you will say no

This is one reason to let the lease automatically turn into month to month after the initial length of lease period.