I recommend that you learn the tax code and take ownership over your strategy.Not having some foundational knowledge and an opinion on how to approach taxes as a business owner is a huge mistake.In my experience, every single business owner who says "I just let my CPA worry about it and I focus on my business" is doing a suboptimal job at tax planning.They are likely missing out on 10s or hundreds of thousands in saved dollars every year.Stop making excuses and get to work.Just a few months of part-time learning about taxes will pay you for the rest of your career.

 I bought my first house in 1987 and  5 years later I got a job transfer from Miami to Central Florida. 

We do a great job of bringing consistent deal flow to investors. 

You are paying them to do a job, I would let them do it and hold them accountable.

Unless you come from a corporate job that is involved in this field, it is not a place I recommend to start.

Finding another contractor, cutting costs somewhere in the job, and finding cheaper money (doing it all cash). 

And they do a fantastic job on the inspection, report, and in-person summary as well. 

I always tell clients my job is not only to help guide you and help find something, but know how to get OUT of a deal if a cancellation makes sense. 

I think these jobs would pay about what she makes now.

Look for areas with job growth, rising populations, and low vacancy rates.