If the goal is still the goal and you are willing to do anything to achieve it, then test everything, don't set a path in stone that you cannot come from out of. 

Once you have a shortlist, sign up for an account with each one and test them extensively to see how they function.

@Christopher J FuchsTo prepare for your first real estate investment, focus on building your credit score, market research, planning your investment, networking with investors, creating a savings plan, and exploring financing options.

BP is a great place to start growing your knowledge in preparation for your first investment

I know it and I am prepared for it.

UPDATE*I reached out to locally CPA and they claim they can handle preparing my taxes in addition to handling a bonus depreciation.

I did a search on vacant properties and then did a drive-by test yesterday.

I also leverage a tool called Intellihost which helps with pricing strategy and conduct A/B Testing with listing changes.The listing description seems to be just a paragraph.

That will completely break my self-sufficiency test. 

That is not how it works.We adopt something because it is tested, proven, and understood it works, why it worked, to what extent it will work, and in what cases it could not work.This is the reason why we should do something, not because it is popular.