Geez...I wish the dog could hide those tenants! 

Many landlords either post it themselves and document it (photos, timestamp, witness if possible) or hire a local process server, property manager, or sometimes even the sheriff/courier service to post it and provide proof of service, which can be very helpful since you are out of state.

I feel as if she’s hiding her husband from the application for some unknown reason.

I had done nothing to hide the transfer of title.

Let's separate legitimate concerns vs non.Non-legitimate1) Vendor receipts: check your management contract.Most PMCs do NOT share actual vendor or supplier invoices to hide their markups.

Don't try to hide ownership in a Land Trust.

Congrats on the preapproval — that’s a big first step.For a first owner-occupied duplex, I’d focus on a few fundamentals:• True rent comps, not seller pro forma (especially unit-by-unit)• Mechanical separation (utilities, furnaces, electric) — this matters more than people realize• Deferred maintenance on roofs, sewer lines, and foundations — older duplexes hide costs• Local taxes and reassessment risk after purchaseOn the Northside specifically, block-by-block matters a lot, so walking the area at different times of day helps more than spreadsheets alone.Keep your first deal boring and forgiving — strong cash flow beats aggressive assumptions.

If you do this for a few years your credit will have notably improved and you will have a chunk of change to take to the table which can hide a multitude of sins. 

The worst backyards I’ve ever seen have been fenced in to hide the disaster.  

There’s less guessing about what’s hiding behind the walls.