Are you planning to live in one unit and do repairs or is it all renovated already ?

Probably not what the investor wants to hear, but be ready to pay a little more to ensure a timely finish - unless they plan to project manage their own jobs.

Realtors are licensed and background checked and you also have to pay for monthly access for the Supraboxes...so again to buy 1-2-3 houses a year, probably not worth the headache and expense.How many houses do you plan to buy?   

Selling the property isn't part of my plan, as I intend to perform a 1031 exchange for a mountain home in the West closer to my retirement, which is still 8 years away.I would greatly appreciate your insights and advice on how to navigate this situation.

Have a long talk with your father and make sure you can both agree on a plan of action.

I am open to any advice on the steps I should take to have a plan of action.

We plan to rent this out in the next month.

Is there someone (possibly a more real estate minded CPA) who we can tell our future plans to and they can educate us on all of our options?

Even if you didn't take depreciation on your tax return, you will still have to pay that back up to 25%. 

I'm just finishing a flip in Crestview with plans of getting two more soon.