I would highly suggest that your father be present with the prospective applicants. 

Also have him check the DWV (drain waste and vent) so no methane back ups are present. 

Like banks, some will never say yes but if you call enough and present your deal and the numbers effectively, you will eventually find one that does. 

Each project and market may present unique challenges and opportunities.

I thought owner-occupied Notes were trading well, but had double digit yields. 

All the other years were single digits and there were 6 years were the inflation rate was less than 3%, and 18 years where the inflation rate was between 3% and 7.6%  I copied the numbers exactly for BLS, and you can "trust but verify" by taking the time to look up yourself before saying your government stats are wrong.

We have been successful in getting this overturned.we upload our measure into our takeoff software and check with digitize it and can present that to the bank, appraiser or whatever is conflicted.

An extra $1500-$2500 in property taxes a year ($200-$300 additional expenses a month) can make a significant difference on your profitability numbers… So be sure to factor in your future taxes, and not your present taxes.  

Additionally there is nothing wrong with making would be Agents demonstrate something simple like being financially literate enough to become a property owner before starting a career where they present themselves to the general public as a housing expert.You wouldn't send your kids to driving school if the teacher never drove a car would you?

Im not a plumber but, Depending on where the leak is the gas maybe only present under certain conditions.