Everything is in writing & signed by tenant & landlord - no verbal promises  If they ask you to fix something, write up a work order on the spot or ask them to send you an email/text request (sneaky way to get proper email & phone #).  2.

Still no word from him, until I called his phone and talked to him. 

But, in today’s world, I’m very unsure of how much is enough before sealing the deal on a place.

You can also do a skiptrace to find their address and or phone number as well.

I'm open to phone calls, FaceTimes, and meetups—whatever works best!

As a real estate investor in Charlotte, I have worked with Allen Marshall at David Greens's One Brokerage.Allen's Phone is 707-481-8180.

We then use whitepages.com account to look up phone numbers to call those owners (not always easy). 

Call from another phone and see if they answer. 

I'm using phone so hard to inspect via 1 picture.Hopefully it all works out for you.

It took me a letter, two phone calls, an in person meeting, and over an hour of explanation to get one of the previous homeowners up to speed.