Stick to the facts which have lead to the eviction that you can prove (rent was not paid), don’t waste the courts time with any other drama.

Once a month may be difficult for some borrowers and lead to strain on advancing the project.

That leads you down the path of refinancing your first mortgage into the construction financing or coming to the table with $$$.  

I don’t have the budget to support but one lead source at a time.

I do not know him, but the path he is leading you is a difficult path    Note difficult does not imply impossible; there are people who are successful with S8 housing    In my area s8 is so undesirable that they write laws trying to make it challenging to not allow S8 tenants.  

We've pre-leased ~225 beds out ~240 already for next year and 90% of our leads come from that.

These are not great investments and while the experience is not typical for Memphis, nothing I've read or seen should lead you to believe your experience will improve.  

Quote from @Veronica Morss: I just finished rehab on my first Cleveland property and we're waiting on the lead certificate to come back which I'm told 30-60 days.

Can anyone suggest training videos, books, or other resources that would help educate me on the topic?

Basically, Santarelli and his team saw that big retailers were in trouble (37:00 in YouTube video).