However the deals I've been sent were not very good to put it gently.

to have a Hungry Young Lion reach out to me through BP shortly after that, who also happened to be an experienced environmental engineer, learning how to twist the tail of this complex and cross-disciplinary beast is now an active project. 

Let's not twist my words... 

The prices are chill and it’s a great way to make a space feel homey without breaking the bank.And about the furniture, whether it's fresh off the showroom or gently used, it really doesn't matter.

Architecture and Construction Project Management can be very valuable to an investment firm in the areas of Design, Renovation, Construction Management, and possibly even Asset Management (assuming you're #s oriented).It may behoove you to find investors that seem to be active but maybe their renovations can use some help (be gentle and thoughtful when telling someone their product can use some upgrades haha). 

They bought some of those small machines where you twist the knob and your candy drops out.

Negotiate with your tenants to either allow you to show the property while they are still in it, even better have them do the showings, and upon finding an ACCEPTABLE replacement tenant, you will let them out of their lease early.If you "sell" this to them gently it's a great solution. 

But my dad who had gently nudged me into what at times felt like a ridiculous endeavor was also super conservative financially and convinced me to finance it on a 15 year loan.

You can twist it and turn it about selling contracts and assignments any way you want, those two facts still remain.

Thanks for posting this.Aloha Berry, thanks for your gentle input...Just to be clear, I absolutely do perform my Own Due Diligence on every property every time.