If I show the lender an accepted job offer from a reputable company, is there a chance they would waive the DTI requirement even though my income would not yet show on my W2?

I've never had 30 years of squirrel damage in an attic, or standing water with mold winking back at me on all the walls and doors, as the spiders and mosQuitos invite me for dinner... 

@Shawn Ackerman, yes most are in "D"ish neighborhoods (Baltimore has a reputation for a reason), but some are just really distressed Cs.

A blue collar community that feeds the entire area and they have a reputable hospital in the Hartford Health System. 2fam, $130,000, 2bedroom apartments renting for $850. $700/month cashflow.

He says there’s some small water damaged wood underneath the tub.

It would have to be a great enough deal that you would forgo rent in that unit for 3-4 months, and probably absorb full damages, and deal with that headache.

And if so, do they have to have documentation on the supposed damages they took out of the deposit?

She loved making demands, bossing the handymen around, and having absolutely no accountability/responsibility for any damage she caused. 

It has a fenced yard but the driveway portion is not fenced and the hardwood is original so worried about how pet friendly the unit will be and the damage associated with allowing pets.

Thats much better than no rent , eviction court and 3 grand worth of damage and 1 month of repairs and another month to rerent .