They market to dozens of sites, have online applications, and run credit checks (rent payments coming soon).

Finally digging through the dol.gov, found a helpful link: http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/assistants.htmlI see that you don't need a license if you are:Property management assistantsUnlicensed assistants who provide property management brokerage services for the owner, designated broker, or managing broker may perform the following tasks and duties:Unlicensed assistants may… Deliver lease applications, leases, or any amendments.Receive lease applications, leases, amendments, security deposits, rental payments, or any related payment for delivery to, and made payable to, the owner or real estate firm.Show rental units.Execute leases or rental agreements, rental payments, or any related payment for delivery to, and made payable to, the owner or real estate firm.Act as a scrivener, completing blanks on preprinted and preapproved rental agreements with the exact language provided by the property owner, designated broker, or managing broker.

(A) A landlord who is a party to a rental agreement shall do all of the following:(1) Comply with the requirements of all applicable building, housing, health, and safety codes that materially affect health and safety;(2) Make all repairs and do whatever is reasonably necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition;(3) Keep all common areas of the premises in a safe and sanitary condition;(4) Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning fixtures and appliances, and elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by the landlord;(5) When the landlord is a party to any rental agreements that cover four or more dwelling units in the same structure, provide and maintain appropriate receptacles for the removal of ashes, garbage, rubbish, and other waste incidental to the occupancy of a dwelling unit, and arrange for their removal;(6) Supply running water, reasonable amounts of hot water, and reasonable heat at all times, except where the building that includes the dwelling unit is not required by law to be equipped for that purpose, or the dwelling unit is so constructed that heat or hot water is generated by an installation within the exclusive control of the tenant and supplied by a direct public utility connection;(7) Not abuse the right of access conferred by division (B) of section 5321.05 of the Revised Code;(8) Except in the case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, give the tenant reasonable notice of the landlord's intent to enter and enter only at reasonable times.

I think this could be very applicable to anyone in the short-term hold / flip business. 

I currently have the other half of my duplex vacant and have a nice applicant that I like who is Section 8 approved (used at her past residence). 

You seem to have a professional tenant for an applicant. 

The quicker you get everything done the more likely very interested applicant becomes an signed lease!

BTW, the EPLS is an administrative action, not a judicial action, (not saying you won't end up in court either), while you will be notified of a hearing I have never heard of any average Joe winning, a few big fish, but we don't have those here regardless of the boasting, if HUD nails you, save yourself some time and money and start filling out job applications.

The amount is usually determined by the number of tenants moving in (as indicated on the rental application).  

I purchased a property Nov 2015 and moved through the rehab construction and the refinance loan application was started in January...here we are at the end of May as 5 months have ticked by and Sherman Bridge is charging me $1500 monthly interest so they clearly have zero motivation to complete the processing of my refinance loan!!!