Not much make-ready to be done (hopefully) as the house was extensively remodeled prior to her tenancy.

She had been doing that for three years prior to this new PM taking over and just continued.

Better interest rate and stuff, too.This is zoned, was priced, sold, financed, advertised on MLS (meaning you wouldn't see it if you limited your search to multifam), etc, as a single family home (old pic from google street view, I blacked out the single street address)... we had to do some property specific stuff prior to the appraisal. 

Obviously, you need to be respectful of an agent's time, but I'd never sign an agreement with an agent who wasn't willing to meet with me prior.

The coverage of the building is relatively small compared to the amount of coverage allotted to liability. 

The monthly rent is comparable to other similar homes in the area. 

Why on Earth would the prior owner sign a lease just before closing?

Thats compared to roughly 100,000 sales in the metro area.Purchasing a multifamily in the area is possible, you just have to have realistic expectations and come in with incredibly aggressive offers.

So in short to compare lenders i must have my credit run 4,5,or even 6 times?

They also moved in to one of the townhomes a few months prior to us moving in.