While you can submit an offer before you view the property, and ensure that you have an "escape clause" or due diligence period, this type of thing will hurt your reputation if you get in the habit of not following through.And while you could send a Letter of Intent to get the seller to "hold" the property for you, they are very unlikely to hold the property based on your LOI if they have a real contract (a bird in hand...)My best suggestion is to find a realtor who is more available to you, or one who will give you the lockbox codes for the properties (assuming they are vacant/REO), so you can show yourself around.The next best option is to get your real estate license, so you can do it all yourself...

I DO have every intention of buying the house -- but what if we discover a major problem with the house just before closing or what if the bank makes demands of us after they accept our offer (can they do that?)

When I talk to a seller it is also my intention to prep them for the offer.

The intention of that was that if they attach someone's property (such as bank accounts or houses) to limit their ability to move about, then it would make sense that they will not release those liens until that person has been apprehended for their "tax evasion" crimes.

I've found an approx 90-door MFR complex that I want to purchase, and even had my offer - expressed as a letter of intent - "agreed in principle", and both the seller and I are happy with the terms.

I know there are allot of wholesalers out there that never buy anything and can get a seller to sign a letter of intent or an option contract which allows the wholesaler to find the seller a buyer.

I am working with a fund that is setting out to short sale homes in Orange County w/the intention of keeping the home owner in the home.

One more thing :)..I have no intention to work for the man forever.

I thought they did know and were doing it intentionally.

However, even though I intend to wholesale a few of my first, I have intentions to buy several properties with intentions of leasing them out while they build equity.