Also, definitely get your financials in order and get at least some form of a preapproval to show your realtor that you can qualify for some type of financing even if it is not specific to a property you are looking for.  

Qualifying for one or having $ for down payment?

Has anyone designated a group of properties as a 'retirement' community with some sort of age qualifier or is there such a thing? 

I would sell the house to the best qualified offer.

I'm just not sure you should qualify for both and not exactly sure what to do about it.

Qualified opportunity zones- what Zack went off about above. 

One thing you should ask yourself before even considering this request is whether the tenant who is remaining would have qualified to rent the place on his own without using the income from the tenant who is leaving. 

This makes it very difficult to qualify for an exception as it would be challenging/impossible to rent out as a "long term rental" - which I can't quite tell what is defined as.Any thoughts on strategies or ideas on how to deal with this, aside from simply selling and getting out?

I am new to syndication so I am learning communication skills to other investors. 

Are you qualified to screen the applicants?