Would definitely love to connect and network!

Not only did that not happen, we paid for a bunch of stuff we definitely didn't need at the time because as soon as we signed up people affiliated with epic started calling with there own amazing deal to make us profitable.

Most title companies in Cleveland should be able to handle that, its a fairly simple legal task.

May I please get some confirmation from a real estate attorney on whether my full-time job qualifies under the IRA's legal definition of "real property trades".

However you definitely overpaid, by a lot, probably overpaid by about $75,000.

I know there’s a guy named John Fedro who had (has-don’t know) a course for how to provide owner financing and I believe had a way to do it legally.

You should definitely attempt to negotiate with them.  

So given that this month there were zero payments of any kind, I started the eviction process as soon as I legally could...This is taking a major toll on my already-tenuous health.  

I would simply Google "legal restrictions for short term rentals in city X" or "short term rental permits in city X".  

If you want to fund your firned's rehab deals as a lender, get a broker and stay within the legal areas you need to.