I'm not a financial lender or whatever the legal term is. 

Here in Michigan you need to be licensed as a real estate agent or broker to be legal.

Legally speaking, the issue is not a material fact since it was remedied. 

A "non-refundable deposit" is legally confusing.If they do request a showing, I send them this email:Hi John,Please read this entire email.How about a viewing on X at X pm?

DSCR has other guidelines, but generally the same rules will apply more or less.

However, if they are still considered a short-term guest under lodging rules, you may have more flexibility, though the specifics can depend on local regulations in Seattle.Since this can become a legal gray area, I recommend documenting all agreements, payments, and communication with the guest.

Then it will be legal to have a larger number of animals.

There are occasionally opportunities for grandfathering if there is evidence of legally established conversions that were done previously, but no permit records exist to show it was done. 

My main complaint is, they appear to aim for your project ROI target by skimming as much money during PM as they legally can.

Not exactly sure about the legal details, but initial overview of the system seems to suggest this kills quite a few birds with one stone.