If he insists on getting some sort of deposit, then you can pay it from the bigger option fee you receive from the TB.

The housing authority insist the HUD limits prevent them from paying my requested rent or even increasing it at all, while the other authority had no issue entering into a contract for the requested amount.

So far banks are insisting that I sign personally.  

That is, they agree with the seller that a house will sell at an unrealistic price because, well, they can do a better job of marketing than the realtor who insisted on a realistic price.

I would insist she either sign a 6 month lease and that she pay in advance or terminate her asap.

This is also why, to this day, there still are many that insist that the home they live in is the biggest investment.  

If the seller is unwilling to provide a conveyance with warranties, then an investor buyer should insist on a deed without warranties instead of a quitclaim.

Our lender is out of state (and obviously does not understand how ground rent works), and is insisting that we buy out the leasehold in order to close the loan.

The seller's broker is very insistent that they are right though the contract clearly states otherwise....  

POL insists that I prove that I'm an accredited investor EVERY THREE MONTHS.