I am going to take a tour of the two properties in Detroit I'm buying next week.

That being said, obviously you dont want to be sending your agent to every house you see, so try to limit that to houses that really seem to line up with your gameplan, meaning the rents and resulting cash flow look good, property looks good in the pictures, and a quick tour of the area via google street view shows a clean neighborhood.  

Also, before I start my marketing, I am citing who were my possible market for that property, like travel and tours agency, or any other business that needs in partnership with property for rent. 

Because he originally toured the house with me, is he entitled to the commission?

But you can't afford to get a professional inspection of every house you tour.

*Video tour provided?

Plus, if you ask to schedule a visit and the provider 'just can't accommodate it', drops off the face of the earth, or just sort of leaves it to you to show up/doesn't organize a tour, lunch, etc, then that's a red flag worth noting.Hope some of that helps.

I grew up in Orange County, spending weekends touring home remodels and rehabs with my parents but never imagined real estate as a career.

We worked with Mark Ainley at GC Realty and we managed to go from tour of their various properties to offer to closing in 4 weeks (something my attorney told me was impossible in IL but I still managed to push it through).  

Its a numbers game to an extent (when you are searching for tour investment worthy property)then people's game(relationships=follow up & negotiating) to capitalize on the deal of the decade.