Hey Chris, If your agent is only using RCM, they might not be familiar with platforms like Costar or LoopNet (which honestly should not be the case), or they simply may not have the budget to cover the upfront listing fees, which can get pricey.I’d circle back with them, address the plausible elephant in the room, and try to figure out a game plan to get your property on these other platforms.

. $600 a month chances are they could rent it and make a profit and if it doesn’t go up as much as they were hoping they could simply give the house back to you in seven years.

They have custodians that manage their money, and you are simply the beneficiary of that account.

If you elect a PPP shorter than 2-3 years in most cases, the lender is simply going to collect that fee A) upfront as points rather than as a PPP, or B) with yield, meaning a much higher rate.  

Quote from @Bhushan Shinkre: Few corrections, tenant simply decided not to pay rent and took further action of asking for refund of all prior payments (legally made via Baselane), which Baselane paid out no questions asked.

If you are considering using a more commercial method, such as a DSCR loan, those products are simply reserved for commercial use and not personal.

Wouldn't just simply saving my $1K for 3 years suffice also? 

It binds the landlord, but honestly has little binding effect on a tenant when they simply choose to leave.

There simply won't be any widespread adoption of Bitcoin as a replacement for fiat currency until the volatility declines to that approaching fiat currencies.  

If so, you may choose to simply add it to the lease as being damaged at move-in so the tenant doesn't get charged for it when they leave.