What are your father’s financial objectives?

Personal financial statement.  

Crown Financial teaches tithing on gross income.

I suggest creating content (blogs, short videos, etc.) around financial literacy, credit-building, and real estate investing aimed at first-time buyers.

Second would be leave the paid off one's alone and use them as a financial base and security.

LIke Remington financial and such. this one is very sophisticated in their approach etc etc. 

I am in the Houston area and my primary goal is to become financially free and look to enjoy more quality time with my family as I do want to move away from the day to day desk job.

One component of our communication consists of monthly news updates on the portfolio and individual site performance, which are uploaded to our investor portal, including monthly reporting of financials and individual facility performance.

Figure out what your financial and personal goals are in the future, maybe 5 or 10 years or something.

Begin reaching out to lenders to see if you can qualify for a conventional mortgage, especially considering your change in financial situation (living in Phoenix, out of cash)