In our case, we are in a market with lots of young professionals and military (engineers, accountants, service members).

I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

The only exception I make for puppies is if it is an actual service animal providing a specific service (such as diabetes dogs, or guide dogs) that will be going through specialized training.

If your CPA personally answers his phone when you call, it means one (or more) of these things:you're one of his special most valuable clients for whom he makes an exceptionyou also happen to be his golf buddy or his investment partner or his girlfriend he is new and does not have enough clientshe is overwhelmed between projects and calls and is about to be checked into a facilityhe is a unicorn or is otherwise extinctWhat is reasonable to expect is that you should be able to reach your CPA at a prescheduled time and via an agreed upon channel: email, text, phone, video conference, whatever you guys agree on.

There are real estate brokerages that specialize in listing REO properties.

An experienced accountant who specializes in real estate taxation may charge more than an inexperienced/new accountant who is eager to get clients. 

What zones have it as special or conditional use?

Maybe we can find a mentor or local agent who specializes in our scenario.

I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, tax planning and financial planning.

I'm looking for people who have actually done it or are brokers that specialize in self-storage and are familiar with the markets who could give me some tips on what to look out for and how to work towards buying them.