I asked the bank to see if we can get a second approved appraiser but said that these are chosen randomly and is against their policy to get a second appraisal.

Since our chosen investment vehicle is real estate, it can be difficult to separate our ideas of investment from something as emotional and personal as the concept of home.

Electrical: All electrical permits and work will be done by the electrician chosen by the property owner.

It was recommended that it's in your chosen field and while there is some weight put on that it's most important that your new job is both full time and permanent. 

I reviewed three years of financials pored over the expenses.

This is my CHOSEN day job.

That’s why I chosen LR and at that time it was less competitive.There are many many other good markets in the US, but  you have to choose one to start with.

In telling me what to expect, it said that the Account Manager would be able to answer any questions I had about this phase of the process and share with me the lenders that had been chosen for my applications. 

Just let the prospect with the emotional support animal know that the other applicant was chosen for some other reason besides not having an emotional support animal (higher credit score, better rental history, etc.)If you do decide to rent to this tenant make sure that you not only require them to fill out your emotional support animal paper work, but also call the doctor who prescribed the emotional support animal to confirm everything that was put down on the form. 

Cleaning service, if chosen right, could be your eyes and ears to let you know when maint. was required.