Whats the best way to create one in a timely manner?

I have yet to come across a customer service rep who can interpret their own reports in an intelligent manner.

If you honestly tell a tenant >>up front<< that you're going to treat them in that manner, than scarce would be a landlord finding a tenant who is going to surrender their privacy and safety in exchange for their rental. 

Every time this topic comes up we hear the same silly comparisons here in the forums.If you don't have a compelling reason to go into real estate, something you see as an edge, don't go into it.

If I were going to select a tenant this way I would make it clear to them that I was going to take applications and credit checks in a competitive manner.

Don't wholesale trying to out smart the powers that be, you won't win, but you're not doing business in that manner.3.

One of them is "presenting all offers to and from Seller in a timely manner."

The leverage aspect of real estate-- 30 yr FRM-- is what makes real estate compelling.

You should compel the duct guys to cover this for you, or deduct the repair cost from their invoice if you haven't paid them yet.

There SHOULD be some amount of equity into a property you buy that requires work to be done to it if it's actually a good to decent deal, but you'd have to know that by running numbers and estimating rehab, not just going off of a gut instinct as nothing is given for free in that manner.