I believe a google search yielded the largest management players and a few conversations with them gave me a good idea of how everything worked, though things are hazy now as it's been over a year.  

If it truly is just the paint and carpet and outdated but functioning bathroom and kitchen, a conventional mortgage should work as long as it appraises at the right amount, right?

Hey Andy - If you use the search function and query arbitrage you will see dozens if not hundreds of posts on this. 

For anyone unfamiliar, she is with New Western which is one of the nation's largest wholesaler, if not the largest.

I personally love house hacking, as it is a great way to reduce your largest expense, get into a property with some of the best financing vehicles available, and also sharpen your land lording skills. 

You only need to be proficient enough in the languages associated with development to function effectively in the role.Feel free to reach out if there's anything specific I can assist you with or if you'd like to have a chat.

This would put my conventional mortgage at 15-1600 a month with unknown costs for repairs to get the 6 unit functioning.  

     - Current rent rates are roughly 200-250 cheaper than what this market could support "ONCE" homes had some love.         17 doors,  Total mth Rent 9,600    (avg 564/mth)Consists of: - 1 apartment - 8 door, built 1980, not beautiful but functional.

The HVAC is functioning fine at the moment.

I agree with @Michael Plaks - having them provide financial and tax strategy together is not necessarily a good thing.Interesting to note - all of the largest asset management / financial advisory firms I work with...none of them do tax work, they all coordinate with a tax firm to address those needs.There are true "fee only" financial advisors out there.