Financial market where previously issued securities (such bonds, notes, shares) and financial instruments (such as bills of exchange and certificates of deposit) are bought and sold.

Then there are the real estate sites like Auction.com and Foreclosure.com which miss a substantial number of courthouse sales because of large scale automation misses all the anomalies of which there are plenty in this business.  

Has anyone heard this same feedback or is there a workaround to reach this level of automation? 

It's important to note that the reason you may be having an issue with assessment values is because they are often generated by what is called an AVM, or automated valuation model, which is a computerized valuation method which can sometimes be inaccurate.

- Are there people within the city government that are instrumental in the process?

The answer is pretty simple: We need to be able to manage, track and automate the end-to-end real estate transaction.

I am the only actual person bidding on this property every week but every time I submit a bid, the automated counter bid feature activates and I am outbid yet again.

If you want to scale the building and flipping operation to fund your long term purchases you need to build a real business and put systems in place to automate the process and maximize your opportunity in your market.

Why would I want my money tied up in a relatively risky investment like real estate (relative to government-backed instruments) when I could be getting risk-free 8%?

I am considering automating my payment options for my tenants and would like feedback good or bad on using Dwolla.