The agent knows I don't have a real estate license and responded that since I'm representing myself that he would like me to submit a CAR contract.

In this you would be wise to work with your accountant to use documentation to memorialize your intent to "hold the property for productive use in business trade or for investment".  

Search by document type...LP.

As it turns out (which they never told me), that tenant backed out and they apparently then applied for Section 8 and now have a renter in place paying $980 ($127 of which she pays and $857 of which the housing authority pays) and supposedly there is some government program that is making up the difference (I have yet to see any documentation on this).

If you have listened to bigger pockets 135 or heard Brandon/Josh talk about it you know what I mean when I ask what are those documents you MUST have when going to a bank/lender?

@Jon S.Here's the difference in me and many of the strutting peacock braggadocios blowhards on BP and Facebook (not referring to you):I can back up everything I say with documentation and recorded calls. 

Maintenance issues are all documented on the owners/renters internet portal.  

For painting, I have to submit a request AND a fee! 

I hope to make a diary from start to finish as it's certainly something I haven't found documented on this site.  

have you tried googling the documents.