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. 

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. 

There's an agent in my office that is very well know wholesaler and is also a licensed agent at my brokerage.

I saw this multi-purpose commercial property,  6000 SF warehouse space, 2500SF for retail office, 3000 SF former restaurant. with 2 - studio and 2 - 1 bedroom apartment on 2nd floor, Selling for 550K, it was bought by the ower in 2018 for 340K.

I am purchasing a $2.3 Million Office Building IN GA and do not have time to wait for SBA.  6500 Square Feet , Owner Occupied, 45 Day Close, can put 25% down, any suggestions.