Are you just looking to supplement your income with one property?

Lost the client to a technicality, make sure you check with the homeowners to see if they didn't have a list like Eddie mentioned or sign a supplemental reinstatement with the listing contract.

I am an IT professional and I am just looking to supplement my current income as well as prepare for retirement.  

For example, if it was hearing about how someone had supplemented their retirement by building their real estate portfolio through Buy & Holds, then you should look into learning more of that.

Your intention in getting a vacation home also needs to be to use it for your own use and the rentals are supplemental.

Of course you have to supplement these with other resources such as the forums, books or the Podcast (Currently on 88).

We supplement meetings with Skype and other methods of communications.If you are set on finding a CPA local to you, contact your state board and ask for referrals.Let me know if you have any questions.

Like many others, I would like to supplement my income so I don't have to rely solely on the paycheck from my job. 

I "fix and hold" in Oakland and Richmond and have built a nice little portfolio of rentals to supplement my other income.

As an E-4 I get that you might not be able to stay off base (assuming you aren't on sea duty) but since you are married I believe you are permitted to stay off base, why not have your non-taxable BAH work for you in the form of a mortgage, or even get creative and get a VA loan, get a 4 plex, become a landlord and have that supplement your income, all the while using your BAH to cover your housing costs.