A little off topic, but I used to work for an employment agency (for the agency) and made 100s of calls for job references.Many employers will only state black and white facts, ie if the employee worked there, the time frames, their salary and title. 

I might do it if the agency would be responsible for rent and security deposit/damages.

Generally speaking, for FSBO, can the buyers and sellers just use the standard MLS form for the applicable state, and simply cross out parts of the contract which deal with agency, etc?

If they are veterans, I would first send them to various VA agencies to ask what can be done. 

Rent is always paid in full but the agency, if the tenants screw up, I can threaten them with calling the agency. 

I did this for years as a licensed broker in CA.. basically that's all I did.I did not enter into an agency with the seller I bought the property from the sellerI disclosed I was an agent and buying for profit or loss... 

What we had to do was to look for deals that were not your plain jane deals. 110 units has a HOA component of 38 condos, big institutions don't like and Agency debt is not an option.

Start networking with mortgage brokers who are in the Agency financing space as well as community banks who like to lend in this type of deal,Gino

I've been using the same insurance agency for many years, but they recently changed the company name and staffing. 

I could arrange the meetings remotely but the main problem is that agents will for sure answer to either me or potential buyer with feedbacks like the following quoted ones are (i repeat again: those are assumed verbal feedbacks the RE agent or broker could say to me or to potential buyer - they would prevent the possibility of me coming in the middle of them): "I am not legally allowed to try to sell the RE for different price comparing to the price I clearly stated on our agency's website""There is no way I could mention your name to the potential buyer as owner of the RE if you are not.