Insist on this immediately.

Also this is why I insist on preliminary closing statement as soon as title is run and before I have spent money on inspections appraisals etc.. 

As they say, can’t make sense of nonsense.I think the lesson out of this is to insist on at least some strategies to minimize my own risk.

If you insist on shopping, just ask for a soft prequal and give a lender a run down of your scenario. 

On the difficult tenant I would insist on vacant possession if possible.

You might suggest to him to switch to a direct-deposit method of sending you rent in order to make sure he never has to worry about it again (you might even sort of insist on that.) 

I gave them a whole list of potential negotiation scenarios, including dropping the rent a little, cutting the move-in fee (I honestly hate move-in fees but they insist).

Most TDR programs insist that land that would normally never be developed because of physical limiting conditions doesn't qualify.

I looked at Acorn & Oak for some units near High Point recently and really like their service approach but they may insist on an above average fee of 10% of rents, and are new to the Triad so I wondered if their relationships with vendors and contractors were as good as with the established local firms.

Whether you sign one or not is entirely up to you, but if you do, insist on a clause that allows you to get out of the agreement if they are not performing up to your expectations.