Also, because of one of the podcast (cannot recall which one at the moment) I made sure to disclose to the tenants that I want them to take care of the trash, snow removal, and cutting the grass along with what is consider an "emergency".

The concept does not allow for an amount of flexibility that many would consider necessary to consider an investment3.

Use his real, current, verifiable data to analyze the deal and consider an offer.

I wouldn't expect a person who worked on the offering to consider an objection. 

Yes, you can design ways to screen them before you ever talk to them via answering services, better filters, hoops-and-hurdles, etc.. but it'll be at the cost of people who call on an impulse, and that's a great many.You could consider an entirely different approach to your marketing, such as marketing to the people who refer the type of sellers you do want to work with.

You may want to consider an AVR system (automatic voice response) making the prospects go through a process offering information and jump through extra hoops before they have the option of reaching you directly.

Gotta watch who ya snag for a partner, it's easy to be had, now, I might suggest you consider an older partner who is more experienced that can carry on in a partnership arrangement based on a true meeting of the minds and loyalty with benefits for both, you just wouldn't have those games ;-))

Consider an FHA loan where you only have to put down 3.5% or other means of putting less than 20% down for owner occupied and avoiding PMI if you can.I personally love saturated markets because they don't allow you to add to the inventory easily which can dilute your investment over time.  

Also know that C-corps are double taxed... you might want to consider an S-corp or an LLC.  

Its always striking how often small time landlords won't call me back when I call about a past or current tenant.I always return calls about my tenants as soon as possible because I know how important it is for landlords to get a timely response as they consider an application.I'd say they are hypocrites, but they are not necessarily since some may be the type of landlords who are too lazy to call landlords references when evaluating an application.