Otherwise, bite the bullet and pay the real players in this area for what they provide (Buildium, Appfolio, RentManager, etc).

I was able to get proof that my properties are on the up-and-up for lead levels, if I were to have had lead issues, it would have been a lot easier to address and remediate them while my properties are vacant vs occupied, and I'm protecting myself as an investor from potential headaches if the city does in fact start to enforce having this certification prior to evicting a tenant. 

Or a bullet you dodged?

I have a proof of concept web page and can provide a personal story and touch.

Proof of Payment - The industry standard of documenting a mortgage that does not report on your credit is with a "verification of mortgage" (VOM) form. 

Considering this tenant is most probably judgement proof, who would you go after in this situation?

I NEED to wait 2 years for proof to banks that I can pay mortgages, but I check off all other boxes.

Since there is no record, there is no proof from the city that things weren't like that before.

He is the living proof of that.

Having hundreds of hours managing a myriad of STRs you really get to learn and get a pulse on what makes a property successful, how to mistake proof a property, and what it takes to keep them performing optimally.