Sometimes sellers can take your eagerness to pressure. 

Which when you read the history on Mount Rushmore, you find out they didn't ever finish that carving.

Talking is good, you could inform them it is coming,  but you must apply pressure to get tenants to open up.

It just alleviates some pressure for the Landlord. 

If there is lots of competition dont feel pressured to get to the front of the pack, you will pay too much and see another deal the next day that will make you facepalm.Put your offer in and let the real estate universe do its thing.

It's become a bit of a buzzword lately so be sure you look for true turnkey companies: full-service, everything in-house from finding props to rehab to management; live and work in the market they sell; no used car salesman or pressure tactics.Look up Morris Invest on BP to get a good idea of what to look out for.

I think the cheapest option is a small lock box mounted somewhere on the property.

I would place wedding at the top of the list due to the time constraint and the pressure...Mainly, any descent photographer can do it.

They're widely available, many of them open-ended (meaning you can buy in tomorrow, next year, whenever) and you're not under the same pressure to find the perfect property.In the past, private equity funds were generally closed to "accredited investors," a sub sector of affluent investors who -- perceive ably -- have more money and therefore must be more savvy.

I only caution everyone should remain vigilant and don't be willingly blind.In the world of criminology and fraud sometimes people change, they make a bad decision under pressures that didn't exist when you first met them.