Lesson learned - do a better job screening your tenants...Consider investing in greener pastures (landlord-friendly states)

I'd try to understand landlord laws in each market - i.e. figure out which markets are more landlord friendly.

He abandoned it during his demon years so his best friend took it over and added a couple more people before it desolved due to all going off to college.In college he had a side hustle of finding things on free sites, putting them up for sale, selling the free item and offering to transport it for a modest fee.  

A lot of OR users on here, including me, and we dont have this problem

My first fear for you is that you don't really know much based on your questions and you might need longer to learn it than just trying to get and fund this deal. 22 units, with only 2 multis as experience, makes it harder to find stranger money, but more probably to find friend or family money if that makes sense.

I am a busy man, sometimes more than others, as we all are.I come in here to help others when I can.I make no money from this-and making money is my primary focus.That and handling the responsibilities and time consuming tasks that go with it.I also lead a very comfortable life full of friends and business acquaintances that take up a great deal of my time.

I know Andrew Freed runs one of the biggest ones in Worcestor that draws investors from all over New England (https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/andrewf367#0).

They are more of an interface with the bank. 

A friend of mine used to do that.

I'm in the Reno, NV area and there are great opportunities here with the landlord-friendly laws, job growth, and above-average appreciation.