Would love to connect with you if you be willing to share some insight into Central PA. 

Still, considering how difficult it is to find a good real estate focused accountant, limiting your search to local providers usually gives you too few options.Expand your search to include remote CPAs.

You're going to have to scrap like crazy to break even - think rent by the room, short term, mid term strategies that require more work.

If you're local to central Alabama I'd love to hear from you! 

Also a lot of services were very cheap compared to what I was used to  I would buy there again in a heart beat.

Do you want to be a landlord?

If you want to close with cash, it sounds like youre going to have to liquidate your collateral or borrow against it, which will likely be more expensive that a mortgage.

We are very excited to share your investing journey with you and here to help you reach your goals however we can. 

How to track potential growth in an area to see if a lot is viable for purchase and building spec homes on etc. 

Or is that actual so you have the ability to add more to the bottom line?