Sellers, buyers and even agents, who acted one way before the contract can take on completely different post contract personas.  

I want to know as much about their character as a person as I can before I invest with them.

@Paul Dalton- So the go-to title/escrow person (a specific person at a company, not a company) of a mortgage lender will on average be better than the go-to title person of a real estate agent, because people like to do things that screw with title that need to be fixed for a refi more often than they do things that need to be fixed prior to selling a home (the solution if selling a home can usually be "pay it off using net proceeds," which you don't want to do in this case).No offense to our realtors here, but I think realtors often pick a title person based on the cleavage and/or skirt tightness of her sales manager and/or her.

Some investors believe that they have shift ownership and involve the IRA after the fact but this may result in an arrangement if the IRA becomes involves at any point after ownership by a disqualifed person. As

While a postcard may attract one person, a letter may attract another, all from the same list.I recommend to consider mailing a campaign of the same sequence to each list.

There is no substitution for meeting potential property managers  and other team members in person,  as well as seeing the areas for yourself. 

I have no idea what the condition of the home is but if there is a motivated seller and the numbers make sense, I would love to fix and flip this house.My question is, would it be wise to go to the county building and see if I can find out who purchased the home, then try to send that person a letter explaining my interest in it?

Looking for input on the kind of contract that can be used to retain a persona who will clean the home and prepare it for the next rental visit, etc.

I highly recommend you look at the inventory in person as there is a history of scab rehabs here.Hope this helps.

Do you have to be able to see your property in person?  A