For example I have a phone script; a negotiations script; a checklist to prepare for my appointment to view the house; a checklist to estimate rehab costs that I bring with me to my appointments; and comparable analysis sheet to share with the owner.

Nothing unresolvedCredit CardsAt least one major credit card appears on credit report as open/activeChecking AccountEstablished in local areaPetsNoneSmoking Not allowedWaterbed or AquariumsNot allowedPersonal ReferencesOne local contact per lease signeeIllegal Drug UseNot allowedLongevityAt least 6 months in each of last 2 residencesFunds required 1st and Last month, plus security deposit due at time of lease signingTimelinessPunctual in appointments and paymentsHousehold sizeNot to exceed 2 per bedroomApplication Fee$250 to submit and run credit.

If I was an agent, I would rather deal with another agent when setting up appointments etc. 

If it's for appointments only and you will be storing some PDFs and info on it, basic web searching etc, I'd go with the iPad, then at home or office I'd utilize the laptop or desktop to do the real work.

I can cold call 10 contractors and get maybe 5 to show up to an appointment to bid a job, 2 or 3 will actually return a bid when they said they would and if we are lucky 1 of them will perform good work at a decent price.We have also have a contractor referral list that we share with our clients.

One of them had a court-appointed trustee that had to sign off; another had 6 heirs, one of whom wanted to hold out for more money.

You could even work it out to cover the cost of an upgrade to a high impact shingle and save 20-30% a month on the insurance you will be getting on the home.Please reply here with any questions and if you would like me to contact you to set up an appointment!

I think last appointment is at 4 pm. 

I have access to a full time telemarketer for 6 weeks and am trying to decide if I should use her for wholesale buying, or appointment setting for an unrelated business where I'm reasonably confident I will get good, but not great ROI.

You can send them to tote and fetch, look at properties for you, run figures, do the mail, manage appointments, etc.