Beautiful thing about RE is there is plenty of people out there and you can find the right fir for what you need as the seller

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

Most people won't put in the work. 

We have been talking back-and-forth and I am convinced that his action is going to lead to him achieving his annual goals in 3 months.

Unless it's cost-prohibitive, I'd remove it for the same reasons people have stated: 1.

upside is you can open up your tenant pool to people who have resources for their own home but may be missing some of the traditional bank qualifications.

We work with people in your shoes all the time. 

You've gotten a great response above from @Michael Plaks I'll also note that for this or any similar "strategy" people come across to just step back and ask the following: Does this have a genuine profit/business motive? 

Heating costs go up in winter, as does electricity due to the reduced natural light and more people indoors.

Look forward to learning and connecting with the great people in this community!