Researching custodians, reaching out to investors to see what they say about a custodian's service, and gathering as much information as possible will aid you in your search, as well as help you gain knowledge that will help you as an investor. 

The military provides for roughly $800 million in economic impact, but aerospace, energy, health care, education and  manufacturing and distribution make up the bulk of jobs in the area.    

Considering this, I think it would aid in you noticing a rise in your influence without having been voted up on a particular post.

I promise you - what you learn the first six months in doing so will aide you and you will be in a MUCH better position to use the $2,000,000+ you have to invest. 

And you should have extra money for dads emergencies, new roof, new furnace, medical aid if he falls a d needs assistance or rehab.And you need to set aside a hefty cap ex, emergency fund to manage the rentals for when a renter trashes the place or does not pay rent for months and you still have insurance, taxes, repairs, utilities to pay, or you need an attorney to evict.Maybe you could invest half in rentals, but never all like some are saying. 

A local legal aid group, or tenant/landlord didvion of your city/county gov’t would be where to start.  

I have been scouring all over the internet for different resources to aid me, but would love some input. 

Re-evaluate the trust and the attorney didn’t tell us initially it can only be used for utilities, cars, health care and other random things but NOT rent.

@Jay Akpovwa unless @Darryl Shelton is referring to something other than what's associated with in healthcare, an assisted living facility (AL for short) is a level of care for seniors (typically) who can live and function "independently" but require some assistance.

The family trusted me enough that while her mother was alive but ailing, they asked me to aid them with renting and managing it.