I am a nurse turned investor/agent. 

Review your contract with your agent but on these instances yes you can back out but again it depends on what the contract statesThis will be a great example moving forward with agents and the good buyers agents working on behalf of the buyers

Used to be and still is a real estate agent/broker.2.

Leonardo,Don't forget to talk to your Insurance agent. 

No lease, no HUD approval.My guess is that perhaps you inherited the Section 8 tenant from a rental you acquired and the listing agent never forwarded you a copy of the lease the tenant signed with the previous owner. 

Your other alternative is hiring a listing agent to rent the apartment and they normally charge 1 months rent as well.

I am a real estate agent new to real estate investing and need some advice - 1.

Check with your agent. 

That way, you build an ongoing reputation and people are waiting for your next opening. 

At the time I was very new to everything so I reached out to my Real estate agent and she was also doing property management.