@Jacob HavlovickBigger Pockets is a great place to find a real estate tax accountant.A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

@Rebecca GonaBigger Pockets is a great place to find a tax accountant that specializes in short-term rentals. 

Make use of its features like online rent collection, maintenance requests, and tenant screening.Local Resources: Consider joining the Central Indiana Real Estate Investors Association (CIREIA).

You have to account for ALL expenses.Let's pretend you can rent it for $3,000.

Assuming you sold the home at the end of 5 yearsYour NET ROI would be:0% appreciation: 10.93%1% appreciation: 12.13%2% appreciation: 13.33%3% appreciation: 14.53%This ROI calculation takes into account taxes, insurance, selling costs, repairs (calculated at $3500) through out the lease.

Would like to know if I should sign up to accept the money, and I believe I will need to link my bank account. 

Check out other online guides available here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides3.

There are any number of Real Estate schools available to you, so choose the one that compliments your learning style, whether that be online or in person or a hybrid. 

Look them up online, call and interview several of them.

Have you had it evaluated by a Realtor, or are you relying on Zillow or other online algorithms to estimate your property's value?