I'm not a flipper, agent, designer, etc and not really up to speed on the latest and greatest. 

I would put even less weight if a 'financial advisor' is doing other services such as taxes / insurance because he / she is looking to make money in anyway possible.I personally think if you want some financial advice, you should seek someone with the CFP(certified Financial Planner) designation. 

I have 40 years of experience in the home design and construction industry, a ton of skills, and talent.

@Evan Polaski You are 100% right, the market and location is much more important than the age and condition of the property itself for the reasons you stated, even in the best markets there are some bad areas.I don't know if there is a clear definition of the property classes, what I consider class B is built after the mid 80's, and will be somewhere you feel comfortable walking at night, fairly close to shopping and amenities, and have a good amount of middle class renters. syndicators will always point out all the positives, you have to do your own research on the neighborhood, income level, comps and crime. 

It seems like there are paid services that will give you interior design to set up an str, buy new furniture, ship it and install it. 

They actually don't look comfortable or professionally made. 

I feel like I should be looking for bigger investments yet I’m comfortably investing in small multi family and single family homes here with high equity build potential but very low,if any, Cashflow. 

In my local MLS, it may not be true in your area, there is a field that a listing agent can fill out to designate the home they are selling has a FHA, VA or USDA loan which by default would make it assumable.You can also reach out to your favorite local title company and ask if they can provide you with a search tool like TitlePro247 or provide you with a list of current on the market homes with a FHA, VA or USDA loan in place. 

Get out of your comfort zone.

I know there's CAD programs and so forth but on smaller projects ($50-$60k in rehab) are REI people hiring interior designers?