Were you signing a personal contract with the employee exclusively, or with the company as a whole?

You qualify for Sec 121 exclusion if you lived 2 out of 5 years and property was primary residence BEFORE rental.

They control 75% of the deals, and you won't have the same exclusive relationship as you would have with your chosen residential agent. 

@Joaquin CamarasaI’m not far from Tyson’s, on the Maryland side.Is it a VA exclusive group ?

In addition, the rule contains two additional special exclusions from the compensation, steering, qualification, and identification provisions for certain seller financers.

I recommend looking for a DTC zoned property if pursuing non-owner occupied STRP.Feel free to refer to these two guides for more info on requirements - https://www.nashville.gov/Codes-Administration/Short-Term-Rentals.aspxhttps://www.nashville.gov/Codes-Administration/Short-Term-Rentals/Permit-Types.aspxAlso, David Frabutt works exclusively with STRP's in the Metro office and is a lot of help with specific questions you may have.

I've used Trachte building systems exclusively and have been happy though you would be wise to shop around. 

B) If exclusive leads, what is everybody paying for these leads?

If they are willing to sell for a low enough price that I think my investors would be interested then I do a 30 day exclusive listing agreement with them for 1% commission to be paid by the buyer.

But homeownership isn't exclusive the the US its been there for centuries.