Many unlicensed brokers play those games and harm sellers.

Hi Ronnie,Yes, if the listing says it’s leased I don’t see any harm in asking the agent how much. 

If they are there and old, I see no harm in going that route.

We don’t know anyone in the area, but you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processes

You have no evidence anyone in that picture was harmed.

If you want to scale borrow; if you have money on the shelf and can easily get more then there is no harm in using cash; just never run out!

It will do more harm than good.

****Please do not attack one another for any responses, keep it to an educated level, and speak as if you are in front of your children or in the workplace.

If the landlord's actions or lack of action causes you, your employees, your customers and/or your business harm, you may be able to pursue legal action against him for damages at some point.

In doing so, if you are unsure you can close, you may be doing the seller financial harm by taking the property off the market, which could lead to the agent reporting you to the real estate commission for brokering without a license.