It is also 4 blocks from a local (small-ish) hospital that employs about 10 to 12 travel nurses at a time.The original strategy when purchasing the home was to purchase it as an MTR or STR.

OR should I keep my original plan and section8 it. 

Everybody involved in the original transaction and some who weren't were named.

Original price was around $270,000 but right now I would say it's worth around $390,000 for some rough numbers.  

Did you sign anything to terminate the original deal?

I continue to get emails from Steve Mayer of Finance holding Company, but he keeps wanting me to pay a deposit + his 2% origination fee upfront...seems like a scam and wanted to see if anyone has done business with them in the past

The house was originally listed for $262,000 and I was able to get the price down to $232,000 based on the condition of the home.

A week before the original tenants official move out date was scheduled they informed me that they were “dropped” by the lender and they are starting to work with a new lender.

You should look into DSCR Loans - many investors like yourself typically move to this loan product once they max out with DTI/qualifying conventionally - a bit higher in rate than conventional mortgages - but no DTI ratio or tax returns/income verification makes a much easier qualification process and LLCs are 100% ok (even as sole owner) and actually often preferred.PS - published a 10-part article series here on BP last year on everything you'd want to know on these loan types - sharing links below, hope it can help!

They also haven't kept records of the original origination documents as far as I can tell.