. +$10 per unit), or not bother with it as it may not impact the utility cost that much... thoughts/ideas?

Hundreds of talented players felt that way only to be crushed by MJ time and time again.

Drive by posts like this may make people weary of even bothering to entertain.

I did not quite like them so I am not even bothering to run the credit check.

I dont have direct contacts for you in the area of finding deals but I would hit up the networking events like TREA, BiggerPockets Meetup, Dealmakers sessions and so forth to meet some players and try to find a deal that way.  

I really don't mean to insult you but that's similar to a 10-year-old claiming he wants to be a professional basketball player and asking what shoes he should buy.

Should I not even bother and find another deal?

Any other players to involve to protect my interests?

My assumption is that all players know the language of real estate and are transactionally fluent.  

However, if it's truly beyond your control, I wouldn't sweat it and I wouldn't bother contacting the lender.Is there a restriction of renting for a certain number of years, or does your mortgage say you can never use it as a rental?