(This would be before you put your ads on your voice mail, and you are answering the phone physically).

What this exercise might find is:- Contractors willing to communicate and go through formalities of estimating- How hungry the contractor is for work- Which contractors answer your exercise most professionally - Which contractors go above & beyond with thier answers and their own past example work/portfolio- Which contractors accurately estimate material and/or laborOf course if they don't or won't reply, it could also mean they are too good and busy to jump through your hoops -- so they could be great contractors as well. 

It can be a hassle physically running around picking stuff up but most of my trusted subs are armed with my Lowes account cards.

I put a link for the video in all of my ads and tell people watch the video for a tour of the home, feel free to go by the home and look around, look in the windows etc.Before I do ANY physical showing, the applicant must pass my first phase screening process.  

The option fee usually becomes part of your down payment, but is lost if you do not exercise the option.

Depending on your area, you'll either need a physical title or the government entity in charge can look up to see the owner on record.

She said these "places" are considered "physical addresses" which is not allowed and that is why my client received the warning email.I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!!!

Pretty simple exercise to see what comp rent rates are for the area, that will tell you if the numbers are way out of line or not.

Just saying ,the expenses for out of state properties is hard to manage when you have no physical, eyes on, level of work, or professionalism done,, until a problem really surfaces and then you've paid thru the nose, jump hoops to figure things out after the fact. 

The original lease would still stand, but you can have them sign an Addendum just to acknowledge the switch of ownership of the lease ( you) and where payments are to be sent and how they are to be made out, or if online payments, how to pay. you can not physically change the rent and i wouldn't bother re writing it on your co. letterhead, that would be a waste of time and a headache.