There comes a point where having a real estate-savvy tax preparer outweighs your time learning a new software. 

I would suggest starting with reading the IRC book all the way through multiple times.

It is maybe a couple thousand dollar up-front cost for the developers to determine the viability of a project.I work with experienced developers, who could perform & gather all this data on their own if they really wanted to, but the value that an engineer brings on these is typically worth their time & small cost. 

There was literally a tv news story featuring a young lady that said she understood why they were closing because she saw theft every time she was there.

You might want to get in touch with @Andrew Freed and Jonathan Bombaci, they are locked into several of the MA meetups which are great ways to connect with other investors in real life.

Hi Youssef,I’ve spent some time refining my approach to sourcing quality cold calling lists in the Dallas/Houston markets.

These will change over time but always good to start somewhere.

However, if it is an STR, the depreciable life would be 39 years.

Great start to life. 

I'd say start the process of securing your HELOC if you havn't done so and spend time analyzing deals and determining what type of investor you are looking to be.