Additionally, I like the lower down payment with FHA/THDA, especially if you have 3 other people paying down the note.  

Any additional advice or recommendations are appreciated!

A third party will force an additional layer of accountability and precision vs. one person doing it themselves.

Just want to verify this info with you all local professional investors.In addition, are there any property tax discount programs created by the city or state available to incentivize investors to invest in philly, just curious to know as well.

Unless you are going to file some kind of discrimination suit against the bank based on what you feel is arbitrary denial, banks do not have to grant everyone a loan just because they qualify - they just can't deny you a loan based on one of the protected classes (religion, race, etc).

Check with your employer/benefit plan, some have rules that if its not your primary residence that you need to pay back the loan within 5 years, some plans do not let you make additional payments but allow pay off in full as early as you want, also if you leave your employer anytime before the loan is due, you may have to pay it off or pay a penalty.  

What is the average cost for filing state and federal taxes for property held in an LLC?

(c) Assists or offers to assist in filing an application for the purchase or lease of, or in locating or entering upon, lands owned by the state or federal government. 

After I got home, the tenant called and apologized and agreed to leave the apartment rather than have me file a police report.  

Could additional provision added to a Texas standard lease overwrite Texas Property Code 92?