It would be great if someone can recommend some good real estate agents. 

If you're looking at Southern California, house hacking and multifamily are great strategies.

Bigger Pockets is a great place to find a tax accountant specializing in real estate taxation.

Its great that the seller is will to carry a note in a seller 2nd as well, that will help reduce your require monthly payment with the right lenders.

There's a lot of great CPAs in this forum and BP.

good luck  Thank you for the information.

We love investing into properties that we can hold long term and we have been fortunate enough to have great tenants through our intense vetting process that stay with us for long periods of time.

However, the credit is limited to the amount of U.S. tax owed on that same income, so it doesn’t always provide full relief.While short-term rental in a foreign country could be a great investment and cash flow strategy, investors need to be aware of the limitations when it comes to tax planning.

See managing on the coast is plausible and there are great cleaners and crews on the ground willing to work hard.

Quote from @Marc Shin: @John Underwood those are some great tips!