Reach out to @Tom Gimer at Eastern Title  Agreed Tom is / will be a good resource for higher level financing closings.

I agree , one I started to see the support and advice that is available for us on BP I immediately tried to cancel the course subscription to no avail.

You could ask the seller to do it if they agree, but they might not because they might be concerned you're not closing and they would have a vacancy.

I agree with Simon.

I agree with the others who have commented.

The agent's compensation is negotiable and 6% may be more common if that includes the buyer's and seller's agent, but if the 6% only covers the selling agent, then that's a greed reach especially considering it's a 2m+ sale price.

Unless a loan is assumable few if any lenders are going to agree to this because they have no way of knowing if you are credit worthy, as the seller was the one who was vetted. 

It's in the main area of the home, and the intention is to keep it as a long-term rental, so I agree that addressing the issue might be the best course of action. 

Buyer’s agents might agree.

But overall, I agree with you that people who can figure out how to purchase, should because they'll pay similar in monthly expenses and get the benefit of owning a place.