Maybe lease a mid term rental and rent out your unit, then look to buy another place.

And end of year actuals never pencil out like the spreadsheet...I'm not saying that it's a bad idea; I would just urge you to proceed with extreme caution.

You will find that there is a good network of investors in Indy that are willing to help out.

It the equivilant of a very light sanding, then poly and looks good as new.

Hi BP, I am interested in invest out of state and these are the three metro area that I am looking into: San Antonio, Austin or OKC area. 

I have also rented out a detached garage.

BiggerPockets is full of resources designed to help you along your journey, whether you are just getting started or a seasoned investor.

Fatal mistake to buy that on the forward curve.My recommendation would be to get out of this position; the STR is in an extremely oversaturated market and the underlying asset is a clone of many.

You can either buy an existing property or flip a building and then rent it out.

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.