I knew that was not true because I had paid $780 a couple months before on a property in the same area and also my realtor told me that her clients had been paying that lower rate.

That person is responsible for anyone one else that comes into contact with your property.I suggest using a service like Mayistay.

I'm looking at monthly cost to seller vs. anticipated rental income, purchase price relevant to the ARV of the area and interest rate, balloon, etc.

Less than $300K in a mortgage, generating $4,000/month in rent.

I know there are services that provide proof of funds but I view that as misrepresentation. 

@Amol Kulkarni yeah, the founder Andrew is a great guy.The only way you won't get great service is if they've grown too big, too fast.

Darrius  Local PM here - happy to help, we have multiple developments that are gearing up to sell in the next 6 months, few small multis and townhouses.

That they don't service their loans well, lag on draws, say they can close fast but don't etc etc.

The crypto can be considered as EMD or down payment, the rest of the transaction will happen just as if you were running a traditional transaction.If a seller is completely against the idea of receiving crypto, you can always use a service like Bitpay to convert the cryptocurrency to cash.Last but not least, I always ask clients... why sell your crypto asset when you use it to secure a loan?

A month later, you're probably right.