Our city counsel and mayor are for the most part against them (they see them as a primary reason for our affordable housing issues). 

Even when you're investing locally it can happen and the effect is magnified many times when investing out-of-area.

This situation requires legal counsel so you can make the best decision possible.

Your IRA is effectively pulling cash/equity from property A and using that to finance property B.  

Will that effect the type of loan i may get?

I own a large complex in Georgian Acres and my avg "effective" rents are $1240 and that's with 2 different studios in the floor plan mix.

I would greatly appreciate any and all referrals of like-minded professionals that have respectable, reliable and effective return time on results.

I was general counsel for AL provided with over 400 units...

They were awesome and really came thru in a timely, cost-effective manner when I needed to lay cement without breaking the budget.

You might not be in violation of the CARES Act, but if you served a 5 day notice while your state's stay-at-home order was in effect, the judges may rule your notice is invalid and dismiss the case entirely, forcing you to start over.