When I last spoke to a retired police officer, he said that there is crime not reported.  

I purchased the campus with 7 total buildings including 4 office buildings, a gymnasium and two apartment buildings with 93 units.

My wife and I are active duty Air Force officers and eager to use our VA loans/sink our teeth into REI in the states, but it feels hard from this distance.However, I think there could be some unique benefits to adding someone 16 time zones away to an investment team.

As long as a you have enough equity and a competent loan officer this should not be an issue. 

By cold calling lists for you remotely from my office here in Las Vegas.

I have started a local We Sell Restaurants office in the Jacksonville area, providing unmatched expertise in Restaurant Brokerage. 

On a trip to Colorado last year I saw a Tiny Home Community of about 5 homes and I though that was such a cool idea.

Larry, I have a few office and retail strip properties in a different state, but I'm currently paying 4% (of gross income) for buildings larger than 25k square feet and 5% for the smaller buildings.

The other suggested finding a mortgage broker to see if I pre-qualify for a blanket loan for both properties so I can get an FHA loan since I will be house hacking it.Any thoughts on questions that I should ask either the mortgage officer or local bank in regards to acquiring these two?

Best ask the building permit office of your local government what their requirements are.