Buying a rental property

[Randy Sears]

At what point in the process of buying a rental property is it best to ask for copies of leases from existing tenants, schedule a walkthrough of the units, etc. Is it best before you make an offer, or during your due diligence period? I know you can use contingencies to back out of the deal during due diligence, but I want to be able to minimize those on my offers as much as possible. Just interested to see how some of you with experience have learned to best go about this. Thanks in advance for you time a responses! Looking to purchase my first duplex soon!