My thinking is that I want to add value to my contractors by being able to pay them virtually instantaneously, as we all know speed of payment and fast cash flow is important to their business....but lately, I have struggled to convince a couple of guys to adopt these payment methods.  

We do not have a new lease signed yet, and our current lease states that it ends and does NOT go month to month automatically on July 31.

And I have a confession: I have an unnatural fondness for automation, so setting things up to run themselves automatically sounds like a party to me.Thanks, all, for the great information and the fine welcome.

If you could use a vanilla mortgage to buy an auction property, boom up went the sales prices and auctions are no longer automatically a good deal.

I thought in CA it was pretty strict but we're not there... or maybe I should be calling it a speed dialer.

For ease and speed, I've combined the two purchases together in the BP Calculator linked here - all maintenance, taxes, lawn care, etc. are combined.My biggest challenge is that we have enough for a 25% down payment to meet the necessary requirements for a 30yr Fannie / Freddie loan, but it will bring the reserves down a lot.

Do banks automatically assign Foreclosure Agents to homes that have entered pre-foreclosure? 

Continue to focus on your business, but take an "always shopping" approach to real estate so you can pounce when you spot a deal.Real estate can speed you on to FI, but it doesn't need to be (and isn't) a full time business for most investors.

I'm currently using an automatic system for this, so it automatically applied the late charge, but I needed to verify the laws on the matter since I do not think it accounts for Sundays or federal holidays.Thanks for the help!

Foreclosure Double security depositDismissed Bankruptcy Double security depositMore than 50% negative credit Double security deposit50/50 positive-negative credit 1 and 1/2 security depositGood credit / good rental history Single security depositGood credit / no rental history Double security depositNo credit / no rental history Double security deposit3 or more roommates Double security depositBroken lease 12th month rent prepay If Applicant(s) are deficient in two of the 6 areas above, approval MAY be granted with a larger security deposit and/or prepaid rent or a lease guarantor (except for automatic denial criteria as specified above).