If you have flexibility on a location there is almost always a home for sale for a similar price with a better assigned school (particularly now with the population aging/retiring and both parents of a child more likely to work).

My wife and I are in a transition period -- one in which I retired my decade-long business, became a stay-at-home dad for our 2nd child, and am now doing RE investing fulltime (managing my local properties and making good progress on remote-investing in other parts of the country).  

Counselors believe that it is "victimless crime" , nevermind a child cannot defend themselves.

I was married by 24 with a child and my wife didn't work.

Your analysis is child like.

A number of exceptions to these rules exist, such as for employment by parents, newspaper delivery, and child actors.

I’ve seen an LOX written to say some versions of the following; 1) This new property has a garage and I need a garage. 2) The new property has more/less sq. ft. and we need more/less space due to x (having a child, downsizing, etc.) 3) The new property is in a different, more desireable school zone (if applicable). 4) The new property is closer to where I work (or go to school, etc.)Although it isn’t always an ideal living situation for some people, I would highly encourage anyone in your situation that is investment-minded to use each of your VA loans back to back for each of you to buy a 4-unit building as the numbers tend to work best on those here in Clarksville and it would make sense, as long as the numbers work, of course, to get as many units as possible with zero out of pocket while you can.

She is elderly with one grand child.

It seems with tenants, and not just this guy, that everything else is more important than where you lay your head (with wife and child).

Sell them on the safety of their child, providing you are offering that.