This eviction altogether cost me $20,000 - legal fees, lost rent, and rehabbing.

The city offers a mix of high appreciation potential in certain areas and solid cash flow in others.

Do not offer to pay more rent ever to make the deal happen.   

I second @Erik Estrada Chase offers great programs for business, multifamily, and conventional loans for commercial properties.

I know I could have a family member co-sign a mortgage with me but not sure the best way to approach that conversation and what incentives I’d be able to offer to make it worth while for them other then their “familial duties” haha. 

They look to have some success with taking deals full-cycle and currently have a sun belt multi-property offering that I'm researching.

Do not rely on it for legal advice.

In my limited experience with a similar service, they will send you leads and even make offers but you still need to do your due diligence and make sure it's a profitable deal for you.

On June 7th, we sent an itemized list of deductions via text; he responded on June 8th, disagreeing and threatening legal action.

Both offer valuable tax strategies, particularly when cost segregation is applied early.