No harm in paying that bill later, and freeing up more depreciation down the road. 

Has this ever occurred for anyone?

Because you are inheriting tenants you may run the risk of damage occurring, it's unlikely but it happens!

My credit score is great right now, just opened a credit card earlier this week and I know there’s a 14 period where I could pull credit multiple times without harming my credit.Being in this position, I want to get preapproved for the rental but not sure if I should wait out a bit Anything I should be aware of before?

My divorce occurred when I was married for 20 years and had three children.

Instead, after the conditions in the clause occur, the lender may choose whether to invoke the clause.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

If she's asking you for a ledger of rent payments I don't see any harm in it.

You'll be backed into a corner if the lending environment is unfavorable when that occurs.

But, they are available in MLS transactions and since many or most sales transactions occur utilizing the MLS, many sales prices are available to those with MLS access.