Especially if the deals you look at have been on the market for a while and aren't going to have multiple people looking to write on it.You could try having an additional person on your team who's niche is providing boots on the ground services.

Would I need to write a check to my personal bank account and then get a cashier's check once the funds were transferred?

With write offs and very lean number underwritten for appreciation he is still absolutely crushing it.

Write in the contract to cover damage before close. 

We'll then write a promissory note for the amount, maybe attached by mortgage (if not, a lawyer said attaching a judgement lien upon default isn't too hard, provided no chapter 7 bankruptcy filing).Has anyone done this post closing?

Like @Russell Brazil advised above, make sure you write-in some sort of inspection contingency into the offer. 

Funny enough, prior to 1986 this rule didn't exist, and you could write off losses from rentals on w2 income.

Also if you have a business for just buying/selling land only and spend money/milage traveling to properties BUT don't make any revenue from the business the first year can you write off those expenses?

something that has the month and they can write the amount they sent ?  

@Adam Ward - This is solid information.. thanks for taking the time to write that out.