Speak to an actual advisor that knows active real estate investing.

Actively listening and asking the right questions are important bargaining skills that can help you figure out what the seller wants and why.

Success, currently active, will update what our final sales price ends up with, fielding calls on the property already.

He's also an active investor in the area. well thats not true you can buy sub 100k fixers in basically every rust belt city and deep south mid west city..

. - The correlation of erosion to buyers purchasing power in monthly mortgage payment (increased property tax's, property insurance, HOA fee's) is a factor I see counter acting a slowly declining interest rate, making for a ~net-0 market activity environment on YOY volume metric. - Leading into home stretch of POTUS election cycle, the above may be a strong catalyst to press the deployment of a stimulus offering in form of home buyer empowerment

Unless she expressly states she wants to know what you're going to do, or says you're responsible then I wouldn't engage. 

There are over 20 active CPAs here in Biggerpockets assisting RE investors with their tax planning.

If you haven't activated your Invelo account yet, what are you waiting for?

These areas have much more active management of properties with more collection issues, more turnover costs, more vacancy, etc. 

Plus if you want to do the STR loophole and offset your active income with "losses" from your STR, you will need the losses to flow to your personal tax return.