And if you do this to others, a lot of folks will likely ignore you and some may complain to you or the admin about your unsolicited requests if you aren't clear and polite about what you are doing. 

The only way to make it affordable is to ask a rent that the housing office considers affordable.  

Ended the call with polite but flat refusal to return rent.Anyway, wanted to know others would handle it, what steps should be taken now, and how to avoid issue in future.

That real estate agent  referred me to an awesome loan officer from US Bank out of the Medford, Oregon area.

When I went to the admin hearing officer I explained what happened, why it happened and asked for dismissing the citation since the City employee told me I should put it out that day.The Admin Hearing Officer did not respond that day to my request but said he would send a response via email.  

I don't know the answer to your specific question, perhaps someone who is a current loan officer does and will respond.

Have the face-to-face conversation with a loan officer and explain everything you're trying to do. 

Inspections with now problems. https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article216232395.html

I have a loan officer telling me he doesn’t recommend a heloc because of the variable interest rate, but when listening to the podcast, I’ve heard the guys favor a heloc and it just seems like the top choice of people I’ve talked to in similar situations.

Scott Sutherland and Rod Khleif recently popped by my office to share some of their multi-unit wisdom for my new podcast.