The author of Land lording on auto pilot emphasizes the application form process heavily which is why I felt it necessary to ask this question now.I also took attended a meet up where a lawyer who specialized in landlord representation talked extensively about the fair housing act and how their reps sometimes posed as prospective tenants on sites like Craigslist to see if prospective California landlords were abiding by the law.  

I would emphasize that making targeted improvements with the help of state incentive programs (like Mass Save here in MA) can cut efficiency improvement costs by thousands of dollars.

Similar to the way you emphasize what you do. 

I think what @Eric Odum is trying to emphasize is that a seller can't let people in unless the asset is under contract.

In Hyman Minsky's economic teachings he states:"The Financial Instability Hypothesis suggests that over periods of prolonged prosperity, capitalist economies tend to move from a financial structure dominated by hedge finance (stable) to a structure that increasingly emphasizes speculative and Ponzi finance (unstable)."

We emphasize education in our company and we live that belief with this contest and by all the free events we do locally to educate.

I emphasized the 'S' because It would take one successful deal to acquire a car.

HOWEVER, you will bet that the next Rental Ad I put out, I am going to emphasize all the above points.So far, because the buildings I own are in A or B neighborhoods in NYC, most of my tenants are working remotely.

As Charles has emphasized there are tax consequences to what you are proposing, irrespective of your contention that there is no "sale value in the transaction."

And make sure they have their card, maybe a clause that emphasizes they must comply with all laws, including up to date recommendation..