To get into the property earlier, you could ask to tour the common areas, mechanical rooms, and a few vacant units before you make an overture.Once you have done your initial analysis based upon the pro forma / memorandum of offering from the Vendor and decided to pursue the deal, you will either submit an offer of purchase an sale directly (on a small property or straight forward deal that required little additional diligence) or you will submit a Letter of Intent (LoI) outlining your intended offer, the materials you require to complete diligence and the timeline to an agreement of purchase and sale.In the materials you will request from the Vendor, will be information on all existing leases and any other agreements between the landlord and a tenant.  

I toured him around so that he could become familiar with different neighborhoods.  

Show them the benefits rather than just telling them the details.Create a Virtual TourWe have the luxury today of virtual tours that buyers can use to “walk” the property without even being there.

It came on the MLS, and I went and toured it within hours of it coming on the market.

Tour looking in a good area from what I here in Dallas.the previous writer was pretty much right.  

A video tour.        

does anyone know if there is a way to block or remove the “request tour” feature on Zillow for your rental listing? 

It seems like a fantastic deal to me and I would like to tour this property but if it is not with my time I won't.

Keep learning until you get back from your tour.

To name a fewAccess to deals before the general population.Earn commission on the buy side of your own purchases.Save money on commission on the sell side of your own purchases.Ability to tour homes on your schedule and your schedule alone (outside of sellers restrictions of course).