This allows us to close extremely quickly, which is an important competitive advantage.I don’t know how to read our own tax returns, and I’m certainly not going to read yours.

I assume there is zero or almost zero appreciation and that’s the reason you aren’t selling tax free?

Somebody bought that house at Tax Sale.   

@Ryan Blake if you buy the property in a special way where you put a rehab credit that increases the sales price up to the appraised value minus rehab, you should be able to get the property refinanced without worrying about a seasoning period.

other posters have started threads saying they're going to buy STRs for tax savings... and this doesn't make sense to me.  

Whether you need a CPA with just three rentals depends on the complexity of your situation and your comfort level with DIY tax prep.If things are pretty straightforward, you might be fine with tax software for now.

So for example, a 761 credit score will be in the 760-779 credit category, then going down to 740-759 and so on.2.

So, you can do a land contract for 12 months, which should allow lender to credit you full value of the land vs the purchase price, but the loan will pay off the land contract, so the lender maintains first lien position.Can't help you with the rest of your question, but you should be able to search for "CPA" here on BP to find experts to reach out to.

The harder part for you may be credit scores.

If you live there 2 years or more before selling you will be exempt from tax on the 1st $250k in profit which is a nice bonus.