I'd suggest preparing to start renting out your home in the Spring as the season picks back up again.

The goal is to get the property or borrower prepared for conventional financing. 

Other wise let the preparer tell you what the amount is.

This would probably help since the next one I build I could immediately put for sale and do a short term rental while it sells.I have many years of construction experience and have also done a fix and flip, in addition to building ground up construction, as well as 10 years of entrepreneurial experience running a paddle board rental company... i have a BS in Physics from Georgia Tech , a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from UT Austin, and did Postdoctoral research using Computational Engineering where I designed, manufactured, and tested a shock mitigating metamaterial...

Rent rates continue to appreciate strongly, with a consistent 7% market (3% in some sub markets, 10%+ in others) appreciation over the past few years. interest rates have  decreased in the last few months, and with the latest bunk job report correction and current trends indicated from the feds regarding 'inflation,' we are being prepared to expect more mortgage rate decreases.

But why not just have your attorney prepare a response that your unit does not qualify for Sec 8 based on....

Just be prepared to provide documentation, such as leases or bank statements, to verify the rental income.

This does not pass the sniff test at all.

Need tp prepare for Secyion 8 physical inspection of the property. 

Thank you for sharing the thorough requirements that the process entails so one can pre-prepare when searching for prospects.