These are the only ones I would self manage OOS unless you are right at the border. 

I just reformed the way I log everything and am more disciplined with saving supporting evidence like screenshots of texts, emails, call logs, pictures, etc. so the main argument for shooting for the real estate professional status is that it helps you to stay focused and continually improve your methods.I will have to find a good CPA to help me navigate all of this, have you guys got any recommendations for real estate focused CPA's that work across state borders including PA?

We have one under contract on the border of Napa County and Sonoma County at 65% ARV and 12% ROI.

The 10 additional lots are ready to build on and an additional 10 acres borders the property.

Airy (19119) and W Germantown closer to Germantown Ave and up north (19144)Southern Eastwick (19153)C: Mix of buy and holds and flips, typically a BRRR neighborhood.West Side of Cobbs Creek this one is rapidly changing (19143/39)South Haddington (19139)Lower West Oak Lane (19138)Mid Kingsessing (19143), Pockets of Elmwood Park (19142) down to Parts of Eastwick (19156)East Germantown further away from Germantown Ave (19144, 19138) or closer to Wayne Junction (19144)Rest of Port Richmond (19134)Olney (19120), La Salle Area (19141, 19144) , Most of the neighborhoods that are adjacent to Broad, north of Roosevelt Blvd all the way to ~Godfrey (19141, 19126)Strawberry Mansion from Cecil B to Diamond (19121)Allegheny West North Of Cambria (19132)Eastwick (19153)C-: Mainly rentals with some low end flips.Elmwood Park (19142)Southern Strawberry Mansion from Diamond to Lehigh (19132)Allegheny West between Somerset and Indiana Ave (19132)NE Harrowgate (19134)Carrol Park/Heston Ville (19131)D: Almost exclusively rentals with home depot style flips.Mill Creek (19139)Most of Elmwood Park, especially the tinier and narrow streets (19142)Parts of Strawberry Mansion by Lehigh Ave to Somerset Ave in Allegheny West(19132)Pretty much all of 22nd Street to Frankford Ave between Lehigh and Roosevelt Blvd (with some exceptions for properties bordering Roosevelt Blvd) (19132, 19140, 19133, 19134)Good Chunk of Frankford (19124)F: Higher Crime and objectively Philly's center for its opioid epidemic.

No, they are actually on the Tosa/Milwaukee border, right by Menomonee Falls Parkway.

Have you looked at deals in the border counties like Henry, Douglas, Paulding, etc.? 

If you are in the border zone; then you can take license from both the states. 

Cooper Young is hot, but it borders a class D area, so you have to be careful about where you buy.

Invest in smart and effective border security measures.