I've also found tenants from online classified ads, holding an open house, and from my own website. 

I attended James Rutter middle school and I'd classify it as a C or C- area.

And the use by the church could easily be classified as productive use in trade.  

5) What I am trying to do is to gradually receive the funds, but I'm not sure how to accomplish that.6) I have heard a suggestion to do multiple 1031s and receive a certain amount of cash year, but that would be alot of work since I would have to buy 90% of my current assets, then the next year 80% of my current assets, etc.7) I don't really trust the TIC and/or DST (Delaware Statutory Trust) type properties, so I tend to think of this as the most likely resolution.8) Since some of these properties are triplexes, some would be classified as residential. 

If you are referring to the Personal Property Filing that Maryland requires for LLCs then my understanding is that the property is NOT part of this (its classified as Real Property, not Personal Property).Standard Caveat: I'm not an accountant and am not giving advise, just my 2 cents.

Or would this be classified as a residential loan due to the types of properties I would be purchasing?

Look up more property info on the counties GIS map or Google Biloxi GIS map.Check the Biloxi Sun Herald classifieds foreclosure section. 

As much as I hate to sic a mans significant other on him in this particular case I feel there is a good chance he will get in line and everything will be golden.

Your permiting time could be short as well depending on how everything is classified. 

The UPB is the asset which is diminished monthly by the principle, and interest is classified as income.