Personally, I am gearing up to buy as many as many SFH’s as I can over the next few months.Ft.

2)it sounds like you’re sure they aren’t required and your lease will stand up if it ends up in court a year or two from now?

I do realize that the climate has changed since this question was posted, however, selling a note in good standing in these times should not be too difficult. 

I'm more interested in this approach vs REITs/ syndicates, because I reckon with the right partnership, I stand to make far more by not paying such high fees on those traditionally passive options.

If option A doesn't work, you can change gears and go with Option B.

We used to love these because there was little risk on the H.I.If you want a real inspection where the Inpsector absolutely has to stand behind his report, then wait until the house is clear.

I couldn't stand those sellers, btw, and usually dumped them as suppliers.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

It's a question of whether she'd have any legal ground to stand on if I cancelled the lease and refunded her partial move-in payment. 

Quote from @Ana Lidia Standing: Your equity is not a savings account from which you can withdraw for free.