I would advise keeping the property management separate from the properties as an asset protection strategy.  

Turning off credit card payments is unfortunately no protection from a tenant who chooses to lie and steal or make payments with funds that aren’t theirs.Second, Cozy doesn't do anything specifically to "allow" a dispute – in fact, all financial transactions across industries are subject to the same fraud and dispute laws – so it's not unique to Cozy.

To reiterate what the others before me posted the mortgage servicer is simply doing their practice of property preservation to protect and secure the asset due to the noticeable vacancy. 

Just one more layer of protection for me. 

We live in a world where if you have subject matter expertise you can create courses that you can sell for $10 on Udemy, create a YouTube page teaching people the concepts you understand, create a social media brand around your experiences in real estate.

Thank you in advance for sharing your time and expertise:4 plex: Annual BillsInsurance: 1,685.96American Waste: 195.00DTE: 687.80Plow: 450.00Tax: 5,298.06- estimated new tax: $6200Monthly Rent: 3,000/ Annual: 36,000310K with 20% down at 5.5 over 30 years

I told them I want to close in a land trust for asset protection.

You create a note, a deed of trust, and a handful of other documents that protect you as a secured lender.

The financing contingency is a clause to protect the buyer in case they needed financing and can not get approval. 

Hi @Eric Armstrong this isn't a lien option but umbrella insurance is pretty good coverage to have to protect you're equity.