It appears the program is heading in the wrong direction again.  

Just a heads up - if you have strong relationships with church leadership and are getting into real estate, the YIGBY movement may be a great place for you to work in. 

@Ananth Subramanian agree with the other posters that you are in over your head!

You could explore a home equity line of credit (HELOC).Just have to be careful to NOT get in over your head in debt and go bust!

There are two idea I’m batting around in my head right now to get started on my REI journey – I can do it purely on the investing side and become a private lender or a source of hard money loans to builders/developers (maybe that looks like funding a construction loan collecting interest payments while buying time to better understand the dynamics and build relationships) or I can JV/partner with a builder and get equity (upside on a flip/sale) which would be more hands on.Curious what ya’ll input, what you think is the best route for me to dip my toes into REI given my aforementioned situation and current market.

As a newbie, it is easy, and common, to head down multiple paths chasing shiny bright objects, with many of those paths just leading to time wasting and increased experience in learning what you don't want to do.

It's subconscious to me on the internet when it's only a blue head that the person could be fake.I think the forums would be much more effective if verification was required just for this reason.

Either way - whether the tenants fail to vacate based on the notice you provided or whether they fail to pay, it sounds like you are headed towards eviction.  

Thanks for the heads up-Christian 

Its seems many pros are burying their heads to the regulations or not thoroughly understanding how to interpret STRs in the tax code (the transient rental rules etc).