I am the type of person that is normally looking to save a money to increase my investing so the thought of paying someone to do my taxes when we could do them ourselves didn't make sense. 

I use all the rental cash flow to pay these loans off asap, then repeat.

And all the deals I do the exit on a fully rehabbed home that I fund and pay for the rehab etc for my clients. is basically 250 and under .. there is not an issue with affordability in much of the US the issue is buyers preferences.

Yes, the government pays the Section 8 rent timely, but more and more tenants are having to pay a portion of their rent.

I asked if there was anything else we could try, he got very angry and demanded I pay him in full.

Quote from @Jeffrey Duck: I see no reason to pay an attorney for this, but it's your dime.The current lease was between you and Person B.

Imagine making millions of dollars over the course of your career and then having to pay 30-50% every year to uncle sam instead of compounding that cash over time.This is exactly what real estate professionals have learned to mitigate.To reduce their taxable income, they just buy a building every year, do a cost seg, and use depreciation to reduce their tax liability dramatically.Their personal wealth snowball grows much larger and much faster than their W2 counterparts who give most of their money back to the government each year.Following this strategy as a real estate professional is one of best ways to end up with a much larger net worth at the end of your career.

Less RiskWith traditional rentals, if your one tenant fails to pay, you’re in trouble.

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

Likely the cheapest option is to use a HELOC and with the new rent pay off that equity.