Dealing with out of state owners

[Kristoffer Tier]

So I've decided to start marketing to out of state owners by using direct mail but I'm still not exactly sure how to go about dealing with owners that I may possibly not even meet.

If a seller calls me and wants to sell me their home, how do I get the contract signed and how would I go about looking at the property? 

Do I fax them the contract when they accept my offer? or do they fly out here? 

If any one has experience dealing with out of state owners please let me know if you have any information or advice!!  I would appreciate the help, Thank you!