I have enough cash to invest and am considering cities like Indianapolis, IN; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Atlanta, GA; and Charlotte, NC.I’m looking to purchase houses around $300K, with the intention of fixing them up.

I saw you mention that you're interested in OH and GA.

Including thinking about moving your investing a little west into GA if the SC tax situation haunts you.  

Looking for a good CPA/Tax professional in GA who is familiar with real estate investments, LLC/S Corp.Referrals appreciated.

They're in GA, FL, and TX. 

You can probably just Google how many pre-licensing hours and education you need for your state in Georgia but I bet its around 20-30!

In ga, you need to have 3 years with your salespersons license before you can take the test to become a broker.

I live in Florida and hold properties in Southern Georgia. 

Georgia, a state not mentioned, offers a 20% penalty so if the encumbered deed is redeemed after 1st month your effective rate of return is 240%!

Blue Ridge Ga is also an amazing  market that is growing extremely fast and I have invested there myself and helped about 50 others get great properties.