If your purpose is for legal protection I would consult an attorney.  

Maybe sign your own lease (from Wisconsin Legal Blank, store in Milwaukee or order online) but keep it MTM.Also, a little brokerage 101: when you ask for something in an offer, always make sure it is specific, with a deadline and includes consequences.

If they are legal to live and/or work in the US they will have the proper paperwork and be issued the proper numbers to track them and run checks.

Start by conducting a title search to ensure the property is free of liens or legal disputes.

Rent minus actually spent and legally deductible expenses.Step 2.

She was determined to close the sale by the end of the month, but her husband, who had no legal claim to the property, refused to leave.The situation was emotionally and logistically complex.

My guess is 2 months' worth is to establish reserves, and the rest is prepaids on these.

Be sure you contact a securities attorney to sort through all this and get a legal opinion. 

There have been multiple legal challenges to this position of the FTB (California tax department, or Franchise Tax Board), but I don't believe any CA resident won such a fight.

It’s your property and you can sell it FIBO, with an agent, by any other legal means, or give it to the ASPCA.