However, dealing with the seller is a bit of a mess - she is extremely pushy and want me to place a $50k earnest money deposit ASAP.

Lenders have liability in baiting borrowers, with disclosures, rejecting loans, in giving loans, or collection and servicing requirements, liability concerns are huge compared to real estate, violations carry ten years in prison and/or $100,000.00 fines, you better know what you are doing, and there are many brokers out there running small shops that have little if any compliance awareness.

Open to La Mesa and West Chula Vista, although I have concerns that they will be tougher to appeal to MTR.

Do you have any concern of what impact these businesses may have on your rents and/or target customer in the future?

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

They may be more emotionally concerned, but that doesn't mean they are better at the job.Why are millionaires and billionaires using financial managers, property managers, nannies, and maids? 

I think you are concerned about seasoning requirements for cash-out refinances here.

If the landlord was aware of his past, yet rented to him anyway - any lawyer worth their salt would make a nexus between those two pieces of information and create a liability claim.In addition to the extreme negative press you would get, it also takes time, money and energy to defend a lawsuit you will eventually win.

Quote from @Kristin Solbach: Quote from @JD Martin: What are you concerned with protecting? 

If you are concerned with the types  of prospective tenants  who may do a drive by to check out the place as a first step of their apartment search you have a real estate problem my friend,  not a leasing issue.