Part of that is to get a rent roll showing current rents, square footage of unit, expiration of the lease, and the current status of the tenant payments.

Could potentially be finished in a single day with a cooperative phone rep at the IRS, could take longer with an uncooperative one.Unlike normal tax preparation/planning however, form 2848 would require you to seek out someone with the EA or CPA certification specifically since the individual must be licensed to get the power of attorney status.

Familial status is a protected class with HUD.

I use Zillow and Facebook market place to advertise and find tenants.

Kudos to you.I think the recommendations for zillow, facebook, and apartments.com are very commonly suggested. 

There are many ways to market directly to sellers: Cold calling, SMS, Direct mail, Door knocking, PPC, PPL, SEO, Facebook ads, Radio, etc 

Check the events pages here on BiggerPockets, local KC investing Facebook groups, and meetup dot com for real estate.

You can also check meetup.com or search facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area. 

Additionally, hundreds of businesses, including global leaders like Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, IBM, Microsoft, and Uber, are in Pittsburgh and draw thousands of professionals to the city annually.

However, when I have conversations with perhaps the vast majority of other people in my friends group, and certainly in recesses of internet forums, subreddits, and facebook groups, the prevailing consensus is that I am crazy.