@Jon Holdman I would thoroughly explain to the tenant that there is a difference in amounts between the two choices. 

The choice depends on your financial situation, risk tolerance, and long-term goals, with financial planning, market research, and real estate networking being essential.Good luck!

Additionally, it enables you to capitalize on opportunities quickly without waiting to accumulate sufficient personal funds, thus maximizing your growth potential and taking advantage of favorable market conditions.

For example, is this sufficient?

Their choices are: 1) Take you to court, which if they didn't follow their own management contract, won't work out for them.2) Try to put a lien on your property, which you could sue them for damages and attorney fees.They sound very incompetent if they did work without your approval AND without upfront funds from you.

Look into loan choices, and check out rent money, lease terms, and insurance needs.  

Your primary insurance policy with $300,000 in liability coverage should be sufficient in 99.999% of all lawsuits.5.

Most investors with proceeds from 'significant' sales from regional States are sufficiently capitalized to secure financing or seller terms on any almost any property type in Oregon. - Creative and local financing : As a licensed and active Real Estate Broker in Oregon and California I can tell you there is a comparitively abnormal amount of seller carry or owner financing available on properties for sale and prospective 1031X prospects in Oregon.

I don't think it impacts their timely payments as the ones who do just tend to by choice have greater financial stability to begin with and would likely pay on time anyways. 4.

It's a choice we make when we invest out of state that we may have to take time off from other things to check on our properties (and managers).