Since I didn't have a way to get a rental permit for Property #2, I knew I wasn't going to be able to accept Section 8 tenants, even if I wanted to.Aside from all this, I was always told that I was not legally required to accept Section 8, so I was completely under the impression that I could tell applicants that I wasn't going to accept it.Out of all of my applicants, I'd say about 15-20% of them asked if I accepted Section 8 vouchers.

Hi All,I received an accepted offer on a property but unfortunately was not able to find the funding in time.

You gotta be ready to accept that, and building a system, and organization like James has to navigate crazy. 

If you don't see evidence of mold but the tenant insists, offer to hire a mold specialist to test the home.

@Mike McCarthyHi, is the estoppel signed or filled out before or after acceptance of agreement of sale?

I presume they felt the work was acceptable and now it is considered permitted.  

Your pitch doesn’t pass the smell test.  

Give it a test drive and you'll know what's comfortable for you. 

After getting my offer was accepted the waiting game began.

Basic services like garbage collection don’t qualify.Material participation: Owners must pass one of the seven material participation tests, such as:You spend more than 500 hours working in your short-term rental business.You carry out all the necessary tasks to run the business yourself.You work more than 100 hours in the business, and no one else contributes more time than you do (this is often considered the best and easiest test to meet).