The only 'law' is that the seller has to pay their listing agent's commission regardless of who procures the buyer.

Those people not commenting about him being a drug dealer, are instead simply parroting "screening requirements are requirements", even though the screening requirements that this tenant fails are not currently applicable since he is prepaying rent in full, and therefor his other financials are completely irrelevant.  

When I used to sell way back in the day when i wasn't yet an agent, despite the 'Principals Only' warning boldly plastered all over my FSBO listings, agents nevertheless lined up at my doors with the usual pitch even when notified in writing to cease communication, still wanting ERTS, throwing fits and all, sometimes even disrupting my open houses under the guise of bringing 'buyers ready to sign' that were 'on their way'  yet never showed.Granted over those years, there were 1 or 2 out of dozens upon dozens agents who were up for the challenge to compete with my own offers, but most others were just too greedy or whatever and just would reiterate the holdover clause like parrots, pretending to not understand holdover clause is why exclusive agency without right to sell remains a viable compromise and formidable challenge to truly measure up to.have you as investors (and/or as agents) ever had similar gripes with stubborn/aggressive agents who yet weren't up for the challenge competing with the owner(s) themselves to find the best offer that successfully closes?

It all comes down to how much work and money you want to invest in the procurement process of the property.  

My brother-in-law is good friends with the owner of the moving company and my brother-in-law is a handy man with connections to other contractors to do the repair work on any used trailers that I procure. 

As an alternative, would you use these funds to procure an additional property that cash flows to start growing my personal portfolio which is my goal.

The internet is a great way to procure leads, but I use this in addition to my direct contact approach.

I doubt you would cut any of these people out of the picture because you happened to find another person that could provide the same service somewhere on the internet.3) Procuring cause.

Ask the lender about their business model for procuring money, so you will have an idea of their flexibility.

I know it's a popular thing for people 3 years out of date on market trends to say "make sure you can fall back on using it as an LTR if you need to" but, like I said, they're just parroting 3 year old info that is really no longer relevant.