It is very easy to give textbook advice (spend more $$, replace everything, dont get multiple quotes). 

Suggest you spend some time looking at sites like Zillow, Redfin go to open house see inside and asking price. 

I've seen so many of my friends start their corporate jobs making huge incomes, living in expensive apartments, spending all their money on avocado toast, hating their lives, and not actually saving much money year on year, which I've just never been able to rationalize.

Up until now I’ve let him control the budget and the spending, he’s the GC.

That's $650 you never needed to spend.

What do you expect the city to do if you come in with a fixed location, fixed end use AND you don't want to spend any money.Talk to the city prior to closing and everyone will be happier. 

Or I don't want to offer too much and her think ok I have $xx amount of dollars to spend for the funeral, and then me not be able to find a buyer. 

Before spending money on education programs or mentoring, I highly recommend listening to all of the podcast episodes available below.  

My first purchase, the act of buying and investing, rattled me.I just want to make sure that YOU make sure you know as much about the neighborhood before you spend your money. 

You would spend more money in getting new renters.