It was built in the 2010s and located in an established neighborhood with convenient access to schools, amenities, and major transportation routes.

He will be totally hands off and only role is to provide money.My goal is cash flow and another investment(same as my father).I have limited free cash on a tight budget but have access to a heloc loan for expenses if needed.

For $1997, I would expect he give us access to his members of his team such as realtors, agents, property management, etc but that’s not the case.

You should also have access inside the house in most cases.

If this is a "store bought" fire place (not a wood stove) then usually only processed presto logs are appropriate because they burn at a constant speed and keep the heat down.  

My dad and I (both with access to VA loans) are about to get into the multifam game and how we proceed is really going to depend on the true occupancy rules for the VA and our lender.

It is about creating an experience and really focusing on easily accessibility with convenience. 

A lot of jurisdictions dislike density, particularly if parking is an issue and mass transit is not readily accessible.

Landlord had to move to a different state to have better access to healthcare, i.e. did not move by choice per se.

You wouldn’t magically have access to hundreds of thousands of more dollars if your credit score was 20 points higher  TLDR: You aren’t being harmed at all by being 780 instead of 800+.