It's important to remember we are doing a balancing act with numerous Federal, State, County, and Municipal actions preventing evictions.

Laser focus on what does work combined with action and constant adjustment to correct course along the way. 

At this point, I'm just looking for advice to determine if this is a good course of action or not.

I would start with paying down any and all consumer debts, primarily credit cards.Then I would save, take a second job and save more, then save some more.  

All the books I've read are pretty superficial, enough to give you a basic understanding, but not enough to be actionable. 

That same tenant indicated that he was pursuing legal action against the owner and had a court date set for September.

This is how they suggested we lay everything out so we will be protected in the event of legal action (My W2 job requires almost constant credit monitoring and can not have any legal issues---lets just say a government job).Also when looking at how everything is set up, take into consideration that everything listed above has been created since 2017 with the exception of the tax office and her being a cosmetologist.

How do I find a broker is a call to action to get anything and everything thrown at you.

Don't question it and execute and take action.

Overthinking can lead to in-action, but resolving to get facts and act on them is what you should strive for.