I also think Tom wasn't suggesting there's something in a policy that prohibits an insured from making the payment, only that if the payment was unnecessary or somehow impedes the insurer from mitigating the loss, the insured might not recover what they paid out. 

We made our screening process more flexible, which did not require the guest to sign a rental agreement before their check-in.At one instance there was a lady interested in one of our properties, which later became a booking.

Than we processed all the application and lady luck was with us, none of them past our screening process.

The last time I put my property up for rent, I used Zillow, and they did screening. 

I don't get to screen and choose my appraiser!

Go to NETWORK at the top of your screen and you can search for Real Estate Agents, contractors, lenders, meetups, and more.

@Ray Realdine,We use cozy.co for our application/screening, and personally-- I think the extra hoops to have to go online helps weed out serious vs. non-serious buyers.   

Well if you just want to rent it "faster", you could not only skip the security deposit but also get rid of any tenant screening and perhaps even lower the rent some.   

You also have to do your due diligence, like screening the property, the property owner and the terms of the lease or owner financing to make sure that the deal is viable and beneficial for you.

Housing Authorities can be a pain to work with and one reason is because issues can take a while to resolve. 3+ months seems unnecessary if they are just verifying income...I would honestly just reach out to the Housing Authority yourself and figure out what's going on.