@Marc Possoff here is the zoning code published by the city https://www.amlegal.com/codes/client/philadelphia_pa/For a garage/ parking pad you will need a curb cut which will require a variance unless its on a backstreet which does not allow parking. 

Forms found within your MLS account, transaction desk or published by the realtors associations, lack in a lot of the protections and issues you need to address in a lease.

There was so much engagement and positive vibes that came from publishing my experience.

I have been researching real estate and reading books from bigger pockets publishing, and the next step I want to take is finding a mentor in the investing industry, does anyone have suggestions on doing so?

If you are not a subscriber to the Saint Louis Business Journal, go to the local library and review the various categories and/or the 'Book of lists' published by the Journal. 

The list of potential auction properties is published. 

This past year I was looking further on how to learn more about getting into this trade/community/mindset and I purchased the Guide to How to Invest in Real Estate book published by Bigger Pockets in Barnes & Noble at the beginning of this year.

Just move on.There's a lot more verification that could be done to sift down through this but I think you would waste a lot of time and wind up in the same place anyway.And remember, anyone with some skills in Word or Publisher software can create all kinds of fancy-dancy documents proving stuff.

There are foreclosure fees, title fees, appraisal/inspection fees, late fees, publishing fees, etc.

Aside from providing the basics (ie. listing tool to get the property published to 10+ major sites, scheduling tool to schedule viewings, tenant screening with comprehensive applications -- pulled reports from TransUnion, which include nationwide criminal background checks + credit checks + eviction history, digital lease creation tool, rent collection tool, and maintenance tracking tool), your tenants have additional capabilities which makes it an easier sell on your end when getting them to transition over (ie. their ability to report on-time rent payments to the credit bureaus; this can create an added incentive for making sure they pay that rent on time).