@Chris Foster....Thanks!

Growing up as a foster child in Cincinnati I found myself living in many different homes feeling like owed something to the different people overseeing me.

It's a great way to learn and interact without budgeting extra time.

Am I correct in assuming that your showings and interactions with prospects also include a discussion about your screening requirements?

@Dave Foster can confirm. 

I find I can always learn something from everyone that I interact with regardless of whether or not they are just starting out or well beyond me.  

Who the trustee is is left entirely to the beneficiary, my understanding without reading the code is that a trustee can be anybody 18 or over, including the beneficiary.I view a deed of trust much the same as a land trust, or estate planning trust, inasmuch as the interaction between the trustor, trustee and beneficiary is considered. 

My suggestions are as follows:Read Brandon Turner's book on rental property investing https://www.amazon.com/Book-Rental-Property-Investing-Passive-ebook/dp/B018UTI2DOListening to the BP Real Estate podcast https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcastListening to the BP money podcast https://www.biggerpockets.com/moneyshowAttend your local https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings)Start analyzing deals to get practiceKepp interacting on the BP forums!

Mind you, the Seller was an agent/investor himself, so that is definitely not how you interact with other agents.

This "Face-To-Face" knowledge and interaction becomes important, if any "sticky" issues develop during the transaction.