Upon our contract being submitted, we were told by the lender that since this was a Fannie Mae property, it was required that we list the property for sale for 5 days before they would accept any offers.  

The seller had 3 contingencies in the counter which we had accepted and signed without fully understanding the 2nd one.

For example, if your properties accept housing vouchers, what experience do they have with these programs?

Berkeley and oh, oodles of years of professional writing, blogging, social media, newsletter and journalism experience.  

@Charlie DeHartmy problem is the use of standard industry terms in a non-standard way and demanding acceptance by everyone. 

The reality is that in every single case if the landlord had properly screened the applicant they would not have accepted them. 

Congratulations again and best wishes for your offer acceptance!   

Oh and it runs from the day you took ownership, to the day the offer was drafted not date accepted.

I see more and more nurses exploring this option as baby boomers continue to retire in droves with only social security to support them.

First as some have suggested, get the credit report (be sure to do this yourself; do not accept  credit reports presented by tenants as these may be fraudulent).