Hi Bruce, i'll start by saying i'm a mortgage person, so please understand the context in which my response is coming from. you'd need to create CC&Rs/bylaws and establish an HOA in order to do this.

In our experience, Remote Investing requires finding a PMC that takes the time to understand an owner's expectations and discusses if & how they can be met.A common problem is a percentage of Remote Investors expecting their PMC to be a personal assistant.

To answer your question directly: a person should apply (whatever that means in your process) before being asked to screen.

Personally I'm working on a very exciting niche, but will take some time to pull together; and I'll give you more details as it moves ahead. 

Personally, I’ve been exploring opportunities where growth patterns and infrastructure expansion hint at future value increases.

Is there any benefit to visiting DoH offices in person? 

I turn the tables on the wholesaler calls.. if i can get past the telemarketer and get to the owner I then explain to the owner how I can fund deals for them..

To me personally as well I found it was more important for what I do to cultivate commerical bankers and those relationships so I could get access to bank rate capital and lots of it !!

Personally I find that many of the properties I own show poor numbers from turns and vacancies.

Interest rates need to drop a certain amount in order for a person to make a transaction right now.