Can you please help me think of a solution?

I'm using a VA loan to refinance my primary residence to build up my seed money and since that rate was so low and knowing I would be going with a conventional loan (if I couldn't find a private lender) I wanted to be conservative in that as well.  

As long as the loans are going toward business investments and even interest on your primary residence you should be able to deduct it all. 

Our current residence is paid off and we have no debt. 

I currently have 3 rentals in the metro Phoenix area, 2 in Orlando, 2 in Tampa and my personal residence in Austin.

Like you said though, if they place a tenant with no rental history or who's guarantor family member has an unstable rental history, or if the required qualifications and investigations are sub-par, IE the PM didn't bother to investigate rental history beyond the applicant's current residence or didn't take into account that they just started a new job in a different industry making 3x what they previously did for the past 10 years - then those are reasons to be upset.But yet again, if a landlord has to take the time to deeply examine an applicant beyond the PM saying, "yes, the applicant meets our agreed-upon criteria and here is the backup", you are working with the wrong PM because that's a big part of what a PM does.

@Cathleen Ohannigan I am not sure if you found a solution to your dilemma.

My first property was my primary residence in Chicago, and I'm hoping to make another purchase by the end of the year.  

This means I am bringing the money, which is coming from a HELOC on my primary residence.  

Bigger spaces are easier to lease because I can afford to invest money into marketing or split a fee with a broker representing a tenant... however as these are a variety of small office and retail spaces, I'm looking for low-cost advertising solutions.