If EVERY TIME you use a faucet (give ~1hr between tests) you get air,  then there IS a leak. 

One of those mentioned bank types don't require you to take a test (Wells Fargo or Bank of America for example).  

Before Xcel would leave they had to test the lines and make sure they didn't leak.

If someone is getting crammed into FHA without at least exploring this option, it probably means that some lender isn't doing their job.Because it's conventional, that means...No FHA property standards.No FHA "self-sufficiency test," which is a flawed test anyways.Easier to get offers accepted.

This didn't pass the sniff test anyway.

Usually.)Home Depot sells a testing kit where you take a Q-Tip and swab the stuff and send it in.  

However, they also require manual/keyboard verification sporadically and the end of each lesson has a test. 

We held out hope that maybe the last part of the course, "Deal lab" training in Utah, where we're flown out for 3 days of "intense" training would be useful. 

We do rehabs on all homes that we pick up, which makes it time & labor intensive on the front end but almost care-free once they are up and rented.

In our experience with such a loan (203k), you can only do the rehab work yourself if a) you're qualified and it sounds like you/your dad would pass the test, and b) if you buy a single family home.