I certainly don't want to waste anyone's precious time on the telephone, and I absolutely want to instill both confidence and trust with all of the sellers I reach out to.Can anyone please help me put together a list of questions that I would want to make sure to ask sellers when I get them on the phone?

Make sure you check rental history with the prior LL and not the applicant's mother; you do that by finding the telephone number yourself.

Special SituationsHotels and motelsIf you are a resident in a hotel or motel, you do not have the rights of a tenant in any of the following situations: You live in a hotel, motel, residence club, or other lodging facility for 30 days or less, and your occupancy is subject to the state’s hotel occupancy tax.You live in a hotel, motel, residence club, or other lodging facility for more than 30 days, but have not paid for all room and related charges owing by the 30th day.You live in a hotel or motel to which the manager has a right of access and control, and all of the following is true: The hotel or motel allows occupancy for periods of fewer than seven days.All of the following services are provided for all residents:- a fireproof safe for residents' use; - a central telephone service;- maid, mail, and room service; and- food service provided by a food establishment that is on or next to the hotel or motel grounds and that is operated in conjunction with the hotel or motel.

[Headline] Springfield, Greene County leaders loosen some restrictions on stay-at-home orderThat "loosening" boils down to this: "Springfield Mayor Ken McClure said many businesses previously deemed “non-essential” will be allowed to take orders via telephone or the Internet.

(C) The payment shall be made in a form that is mutually acceptable to the parties or, in the absence of agreement between the parties, in the form of a cashier’s check or money order made out to the landlord.(4) If the tenant fails to make a payment in full compliance with the terms of paragraph (2), the landlord may, after 48 hours’ notice to the tenant by telephone, text message, or electronic mail, as stipulated by the tenant, file with the court a declaration under penalty of perjury containing all of the following:(A) A recitation of the facts constituting the failure.

In that case, the landlord or the landlord's agent may give the tenant notice orally, either in person or by telephone...Thanks, Richard C

Tenant agrees to notify Landlord of needed repairs to premises in atimely manner by telephone and/or in writing. 

Business is gained or list within the first couple exchanges on the telephone.

I worked in a factory, climbed telephone poles, and repo man in a mining town (Interesting situations-shoulda' been more Jim K sized).Then I somehow got involved with sales of large computers and enterprise software, which I did for 20 years and had my own software company for 25 years until I retired 5 years ago.

The tenant was given the name and telephone number of the company and told he would be contacted to set up an appointment to see the pool.