My buyers looking in that price range are all currently in negotiations, or are in preliminary purchasing stages.For about the past 6 months, we haven't seen many listings with these criteria, but recently, there's been a flood back into the market.

I believe it is a preliminary meeting. 

They are nothing more than a lazy way of preliminary analysis. 

I just went under contract for a rental property in South Bend, IN. and am starting the process of finding a contractor in the area to work with and figure out preliminary budgeting.

I've been following BP for a while, but I'm still in the preliminary ("save and study while I continue my day job") stage, while I consider beginning in real estate investment with a primary goal of building a rental portfolio.

The atlas is helpful for preliminary research. 

Numbers for June have been finalized and preliminary figures for July have now been made available.JuneThe unemployment rate fell to 7.3% in June. 87,500 positions were added, with only 43,000 workers entering the labor force causing the unemployment rate decrease.

City plans show all the 4 units.Built in 1950It’s on 0.4 Acre lotHas enough room to add 2 units (but adding it will make it commercial)Had preliminary meeting with city.

So we are at the step where we will receive the standard purchasing contract for us to sign (with preliminary title insurance inside) to then be sent to the seller.

Can you structure the deal so that the purchase is contingent upon what you discover through the preliminary title report?