@Adam M.The cost for a real estate tax accountant will vary based on location, experience, education and other factors, just like any other professional.

My experience with S8: There is a reasonably strong correlation between S8 tenants and tenants that do not take care of a rental property. 

Your experience is not normal for Memphis and not normal for this zip code.The 38109 property is likely an absolute no-go for out-of-state investors. 

Agent: Their experience with investing personally and their experience working with customers just like you.

In most cases, I don't recommend renting out your primary residence especially if you have no rental experience and that is because usually your primary residence was bought without the idea of renting it out.  

Hello, my name is Kamarye Hodges and I am a broker, I wish to gain insight and experience.

I spent a decade in advertising, before founding and running a custom wood shop for another decade, so 'm pretty good at the self-promotion.I agree with you that the more gorilla approach would be most effective and that's actually what i've been doing – calling RE agents in my service area with active listings, introducing myself to property managers and leasing agents...To answer your question, I will have to handle the work myself for 6-12 months to build out the SOPs and field service management systems, but I have a lot of relationships for those looking to "do the work".I'll check out the meet up and would love to grab a cup of coffee, I'll shoot you an email.

And yes this will be a huge learning experience.

If anyone has any experience on either end of a transaction like this i would be interested in hearing from you.

That might be one suggestion to get your feet wet - invest with a family member who has more experience.