This man’s contract was 100% fulfilled, with this being a wholesale deal we could have easily walked away but we provided him a service John you seem to be upset because the house wasn’t exactly how you wanted it?

Where is the win for them? 

You can easily report them to the regulators if they do something fraudulent and can pay fines and/or have their license revoked. 

Structuring your lease in this way would benefit you by 1) locking in a longer term contract to avoid turnover costs and vacancy loss; 2) it moves your lease end date out of the winter season and into spring/summer of 2026 so it can be more easily marketed and re-rented to match the seasonal demand cycle; and 3) it avoids any upset/angry tenants who may have been incorrectly assuming their rent was going to stay in the $1,200 range after their first 6-month lease term.Would love to hear any updates you have on how this one shakes out for you though!

My state is very fair to landlords, but there's no way to win this scenario.

It can easily take 6+ months to find a motivated seller. - Just be prepared, because a motivated seller typically has a property with issues you need to be sure you can solve.

You don’t win by moving your king around recklessly.

With broad, high-level criteria, you may be able to easily cross of a number of neighborhoods where the numbers simply do not make sense (assuming you already have your buy box nailed down).

As a certified advisor for both QBO and Xero, I have to say QBO wins however, you are talking about 6-7x the cost of QBO Plus. 

Example, you probably think winning a bidding war or getting a property 5% under "market value" is a great deal.