But you have no knowledge of what it took to procure that deal. 

Right now it is 1/2 month rent for tenant procurement and 10% monthly rent for management.

I recently finished reading The Guide on Rental Property Investing and have a hunger to procure my very first investment property.

Like procuring any service, test out at least three before picking one.

I am looking to get a HELOC in order to procure a down payment for another rental.

You could have her do those things, or at least offer to your realtor to employ her to do those things even though you procured the property.Congratulations on your new house! 

As far as your other question, I am concerned about my father's ability to procure a loan in the amount it would require for a 2-4 unit property in the locations we are looking at.

Perhaps you can procure new tenants as your existing leases expire, and get there quicker. 

If an unlicensed wholesaler can operate without using any oral or printed solicitation to sell real property of others or interests therein, or who takes any part in the procuring of purchasers, or receives, expects, or is promised any compensation or valuable consideration, directly or indirectly therefor, then you're right... but that's a pretty high bar.

We got our first home back in 2020 in summer, we had that home for a year and a half when we got it refinanced and we managed to get our monthly payment lower and the cash that we got was enough to procure us our dream home, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 Baths over 3000 sqf, two car garage, creen porch and a inground pool.