Perhaps he is using disinformation to encourage you to remain an investor in NYS so he can continue to get commission from you as buyer agent.

If a tenant becomes a problem, we can easily raise rent to cover our extra work or to encourage the tenant to voluntarily move out.  

Thank you for all those good advices that will encourage me to dig a little bit more on the subject.

It is always a good idea to have some idea what your prospective customers are looking for.

If there was, a true sale would be the first option the Borrower would take and the Mortgagee or Servicer would encourage.  

I encourage every licensee to check it out here.

I have been in mortgage lending for 8 years, and have not had issues making a gift fund work, but I let my customers know up front what they can have contributed.......https://www.fanniemae.com/content/tool/selling-guide-quick-links.pdf

For anyone who has the patience to develop deal making skills, I strongly encourage it.  

Know the BAH rates for your area.If having someone contact you from outside your area that wants to rent your place but can't view it themselves, STRONGLY encourage (we now require) that a friend/proxy view the place first for them. 

Is it possible to customize a voicemail greeting for Google voice calls?