Wanted to get some thoughts from more seasoned small multifamily investors on a few items or any other suggestions:- Any specific pros/cons of any particular states in SE (TN, AL, GA, NC, SC) to consider?

These are great suggestions.  

Hi Mia, Great suggestions for questions to ask a potential tax professional!

There are a lot of other strategies one can try, but what you do is the lowest risk, the most predictable outcome and takes the least amount of time and energy.I always suggest to use an extra time an investor has to think about building or buying a business that generates cash to accelerate the growth curve. 

For those that do not feel comfortable enough with excel to build out a tool on your own, I would suggest starting by taking excel courses focused on dynamic real estate modeling.

Suggestions like driving by the houses weekly are silly, such trips serve no legitimate business purpose. 

Suggest you do the same (even if they are two page documents).

I really like the suggestion you made on renting the house out for some years, then renovating the house and selling it. 

If you’re serious about buying properties and doing real estate, then I would suggest working with the CPA that understands real estate even if the services cost more than your average H&R Block or some TurboTax program you can buy.

When calling or visiting, are there any suggestions to get them to expedite this?