There is evidence (new beams, etc) of a rehab of the house and the living area shows no sign of the fire.

I am going to use steel beams as an example. 

Some of the beams on the garage roof are warped and need replacement or reinforcement.

Some people like buying land, others mobile homes, others A-class neighborhoods, others 100 unit apartment buildings, others vacation rentals, etc.I stayed laser focused on one path, not eight.

Most likely we always had to "shore up" the frame and weight of the building with beams to just hold up the roof while we worked to replace the rotted timber.. it actually gets kind of dangerous at times.Moral of the story, peel off the veneer or sheet rock until you see no more dry rot, then you can estimate the cost

I guess my inquires here are more focused specifically on syndication, and how I might be able to laser focus my networking to better achieve my goal of sponsoring a deal. 

We removed a ton of walls which included installing five massive beams in attic.

But depending on the city inspector: you will have to show that items mentioned above are up to code or they will make you re-do those portions (for example; they had us open up drywall to see structural beams in framing, headers for doors and windows, pluming for bathrooms etc The permits should not be a big deal: maybe between $2k and $5k for the home and individual permits i.e. electrical for example are fairly inexpensive ($150 ) for example + - For the garage: again things need to be up to code: most likely they still have a garage door which will tell you a lot: no permits is the obvious one: and that that your will need to close out that side completely, frame it, put a formal entry door, fire egress windows, insulation, structural framing, foundation in-front (where you have a garage door) and if the garage is just a slab: then all around also.

Below is a pic for reference and if you're just starting out you should punt on these.Going back to the original question, if you do have issues with an older brick building, a lot of times running the steel I-beam across the basement in place of the old wooden one which has bent over time, gets the job done to minimize sagging on the first floor and sound-up the foundation. 

I also have my FL agent licenses, but I am trying to grow my business with a laser focus on Multifamily, any suggestions?