It truly depends on what your investment objective is.

It's the shiny object of real estate. 

It really helps keep things in perspective terms of the objective - non-discriminatory - reasons for rejection.

Yes, but you need to objectively take the angle that they broke a rule (smoking), not that they left an unreasonable review

I think that's part of why I'm getting thrown for a loop with shiny object syndrome.

Below are some things you may wish to consider, as to which Corporate Enity is best, for your Business Model as well as your REI Goals and objectives.Flipping PropertiesIf the primary objective of your real estate business, or one of your real estate businesses, is to buy, potentially fix up an existing property and resell it within one year, the Internal Revenue Service can consider that to be an active trade or business.

Just some info about me that could be pertinent: My main objective for investing is cash flow with an emphasis on buy and hold.

I think you are on the right track with a letter of courtesy stating your plans, maybe evening citing the ordinance if you are fearful of objections.

My bottom line is, like the choice of one city over another, there is not a "right" answer because investment objectives vary from one person (or entity, like SDIRA) to another. 

You cannot expect to get unbiased and objective information from some whose entire livelihood relies on the presence of mold.I'll say it again: Get an actual mold inspection done by an independent testing company that does not perform remediation to determine the severity of the issue.