These prices may not have accurately reflected the property's true market value, leading to a slower sales process and ultimately necessitating a price adjustment.Why the Shift in Terminology?

What a person calls oneself does not directly reflect on their level of expertise or how great their advice is. 

Maybe give Dad a preferred return to reflect how much capital he has locked up on this deal.IE say property is worth $4m with no debt (keeping it simple), and cash flows $800k annually.

The FTC’s scrutiny reflects its broader efforts to curb retail mergers, including those involving Kroger and Tapestry.

Yes also be wary of agents who are Uber drivers at conferences.. does not reflect well on their agent capabilities

There are valuable companies adding service to the world; however, stock prices don't always reflect value, but rather peoples emotions.

My state doesn't have a foreclosure auction calendar that shows ALL of the upcoming foreclosure auctions, that also reflects postponements (important) and cancellations.

Recognizing the value before the price reflects the value is the challenge.I agree with the OP that RE investing is more challenging now than it has been in years.  

Entities that are not "disregarded" need their own QBO to ensure their balance sheets remain 100% accurate.We do run into an issue every now and then with some transactions that don't allow us to designate the customer/property but we've found ways to get around this and still have the transaction reflect the appropriate customer/property.This allows us to pull all the financial reports our Clients and their tax pros need to see.I'm in no way saying our way is the end-all-be-all but it works for us and our Clients' tax filers/advisors.There's a FB group called, "Bookkeepers for Real Estate Investors".

The local assessor usually updates their assessment and tax records within 30 days to reflect the transfer, but some smaller office may be further behind.