Work out a fair revenue-sharing model, such as a flat lease or percentage of profits, and consider hiring a property manager for oversight.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Usually when a landlord cannot find qualified tenants but are getting a fair amount of inquiries there's an underlying real estate problem and the qualified tenants simply do not want to live in that location.

If indeed a loss is taken on this which it sounds like is a fair possibility then if the agent was representing you the agents E and O will/could kick in and that's where you might get some financial relief.

I'm originally from BR and am fairly active there. we see a lot of inventory so also happy to chat offline about this

I am a fairly new homeowner (less than 2 years) and haven't began my investment property journey yet. 

This behavior:Limits buyer choicesExcludes sellers willing to negotiate commissionsHinders fair market competition4.

@Jeff G. not aware of that, but sure it's available for a price from Fair Isaac Co or one of the credit repositories.

Totally fair.

We are contractors with different expertise and want to figure out a way that is fair both to get compensated.

It happens, a fair bit.