You would still have to come up with the rent to pay your landlord.So, if you were to do this here, you would need to be very strategic.  

Surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals who are likely only a few steps ahead of you in the game will be invaluable for both you mindset (staying motivated, others holding you accountable for your goals) and tactical/strategic advice ( where to invest, how get creative with finding properties, financing them, etc). 

Not sure what type of attorney to speak with or how to formulate to submit to his insurance.

I talked to one local CPA who specifically works with RE investors and is highly recommended by other investors but the fees for tax strategizing and doing the returns are high $10,000 total.

Some lenders are better than others in helping strategize the best options.

Your CPA is a good place too discuss possible strategies if they are Strategic CPAs and not just a tax accountant. 

Having a fixed rate is much nicer for me to be able to strategically plan my investments with out worrying about the rates changing.

However, it demands strategic and cautious handling.The advantage lies in accessing capital without selling existing investments, but the risk involves putting your primary residence on the line if you can't meet the loan obligations.A HELOC should not be your primary choice, as it carries more risk than a traditional mortgage with higher interest rates.Considering your stable income and disciplined approach to investing, focus on saving for the down payment.

I'm at a turn in my career where having 100+ units isn't sexy on top of that I like restoring communities by removing blight and offering employment opportunities and strategically in LMI areas that just have a stupid dogmatic mindset by the greater population that it's not an "ideal" area (i.e.

I have a method that I'm formulating, but it is very data intensive (requiring web-scraping and statistical models), but a "good enough" solution could save me a lot of time.