I think it is the Allure ultra stuff.

I know that I cannot reject him because he has a kid, but I did see that one of the reasons to reject an application is an unsatisfactory reference from landlords, employers and/or personal references.

I am a self-employed attorney but I get paid bi-weekly by my main client for full-time contract work.

I just found that Smart Move does not perform rental history check or Employment verification check.

This may help:http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/IRC-%C2%A7-183:--Activities-Not-Engaged-in-For-Profit-%28ATG%29#chapter01_04

I am self-employed and have been working in my position for over a year now and I know you have to be self employed for atleast 2 years.

That being said, I'd probably have to do a cash deal now as I don't think i'd qualify for a mortgage now as I'm not employed (on purpose, financially I'm fine as I saved money so I could spend the last year with my Dad, who had cancer, and then I relocated).

There is a big difference between an loan officer asking a potential loan candidate how long they have worked at their job and, how much money they make and what their current debts are vs gathering tax returns, W-2's, verifying employment and so on.

. :) I know all of this is boring, it lacks the bullet points of schemes and methods to employ various option situations that many perfer to see.

An acceptable reason might be: “your income was too low” or “you haven’t been employed long enough.”