Don,Yea, I have a pretty good letter of intent and I actually know of another investor that shoots a quick video to serve as the letter of intent along with an email.

Once you have this clarity you can then decide to make offers on as many or as few of the homes as you would like. 

Atlanta Video Market UpdatesIn addition, I schedule bi-monthly meetups here in Atlanta.

One of the recent videos from the new #askbp podcast is about this topic. http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/04/21...My thoughts:The good = access to listings, knowledge about contracts, save money on transactions, able to make additional income by finding properties for other investorsThe bad = time, cost, administration (you save money on transactions b/c you have to do all the paperwork)Some people want to focus on what they do best and outsource the rest.

An interesting read & video.

(I haven't been using video, but know I need to)  I also want to post about the local neighborhoods where we are building and highlight the businesses close by. 

Atlanta Video Market UpdatesI look forward to meeting you in person and networking with you here on BP! 

I usually do a video walk through of the home and upload it to Youtube so they can see most of what I can see.  

I belong to a Mastermind group, we meet twice a year in person for 3 days at a resort away from distractions.We also have a weekly scheduled phone call with one mastermind partner.I would like to start a virtual mastermind group & have regular online video conferences & utilized some of latest cool apps & technology. smiletime.com is a pretty cool free site for this.

RE purchase contracts are no different though, many include the disclosure that the assignment is or is not assignable for clarity.