Record a deed and refinance that loan.

But most importantly, lenders will demand a certain level of rent and net income, with a track record typically of three years at that amount.

@Amanda Young I use Stessa for my record keeping.

However someone will have to pay them in order for a new deed to be recorded in your name. 

MLS inventory is at record lows, and first-time home buyers like myself don't really stand a snowball's chance in hell here.

Lessnick and they do not show any record of my transaction but that if I send $3500 more to them they will fund me.

Most of the "not so good" ones I had to find out the hard way, having spent extra time, effort and $ to be unpleasantly surprised.I have already went through all the permits and old records looking at microfilms for hours at the city's archive office.But I still have a lot of questions that I believe this person can answer.  

They probably don’t have the records or realized “deferred maintenance” is a thing.Maybe some writing and simple math?

However, should I be maintaining records and receipts of the expense of these repairs for capital gains and depreciation reasons in the future?

Before you move, clean the compactor, all the kitchen area and take a bunch of pics in good lighting and save them for your records.