What should I bring to my initial appointment with the seller?

What objections do you hear & how do you respond to get an appointment set?

He used phone calls, text messages and onsite appointments to collect rents.

My goal is to outsource or hire the "$10/hr tasks" that I shouldn't be spending time on anymore such as:Pipeline and Lead Generation:- Identify potential properties to buy near existing job sites- Project research- Deal analysis- Connect and message agents, investors, appraisers, attorney's and fiduciaries on Social media- Reach out to press publications- Contact sheetsDevelopment and Construction:- Contacting utility companies to remove and start service - set appointments, etc- Contacting Los Angeles Building and Safety for documents, submissions, appointments, etc- Get bids from vendors- Schedule appointments with vendors and follow upDoes anyone have experience with this and what has your experience been once you've gotten to this point?

He says he can't get a notary appointment for 2 weeks?

Every hurdle you through in the way...not using showing service, putting appointment required on showing service, restricting hours, restricting showings,and on and on, gets you less buyers, gets you less offers, gets you potentially a lower sales price. 

Going on appointments yet?

This is called the Appointment Phase.The timeline for the court to process the paperwork is usually 4-6 weeks.Which is why the published Notice of Petition to Administer Estate has a court confirmation date 60-95 days from the publication date.This is the same information that you and a service provider will research.So, the probate list provider will charge you a fee (depending on how many you purchase) for public information, which you can gather on your own, that is legally free.Every probate file you research is an opportunity.It's when the PR responds to your marketing that communication and negotiations regarding the decedents estate property can begin..

A step further, I don’t keep appointment cards for doctor/dentist, etc.

Once I have a multi I am interested in I typically ask my Realtor to try to get me the “paperwork” on the property, whatever that might be while at the same time setting up an appointment to go view it.