There are many things you can do like file complaints with state financial commission, the SEC, FINRA and other agencies.

You also then have create dual entry.Lastly, your bathroom is always the hardest as below-grade bathrooms are hard to permit and hard to do and can ruin your value in the long-run, if it's illegal and done the wrong way.

I own an insurance agency on the mountain and we do a lot of these monthly.

It is not really any different than then starting a construction company, a plumbing company, a marketing agency or a tech company.  

Its a Colorado-specific situation, I guess I should have been more specific:Portable tenant screening reports (PTSR) pursuant to HB23-1099 § 38-12-902(2.5).(2.5) "PORTABLE TENANT SCREENING REPORT" OR "SCREENINGREPORT" MEANS A CONSUMER REPORT PREPARED AT THE REQUEST ANDEXPENSE OF A PROSPECTIVE TENANT BY A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY,WHICH REPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT APROSPECTIVE TENANT AND THE DATE THROUGH WHICH THE INFORMATIONCONTAINED IN THE REPORT IS CURRENT:(a) NAME;(b) CONTACT INFORMATION;(c) VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME;(d) LAST-KNOWN ADDRESS;(e) FOR EACH JURISDICTION INDICATED IN THE CONSUMER REPORT.....Link to the full Bill

I recently talked to one of the main real estate agency companies in my hometown.

Different agencies or? 

I wanted to house hack and purchase a property that has dual streams of income.

It's very surprising to me that investors will often rather see a property purchased with a 75% loan to cost debt fund at 4% + SOFR (all-in rate today of 9.33%) than a 60% loan to cost agency fixed rate loan at 6% combined with 15% loan to cost preferred equity at a rate of 12% (7.2% blended rate).

Also, certain states have very strict dual agency laws and may require the dual agency relationship in writing, which would include non representation.