Thank you for putting it out there and potentially saving someone else in the future. 

I can provide support of checking in on contractors, staging rental properties, walk potential leads to give you an idea of the property in person or what the area is like, meeting with agents, and drafting scope of work for projects. 

It was my only option because I had limited funds and wanted a better future than my day job alone was going to provide.

Not to mention the economic development steps the town is taking in ensuring the growth of town (roads, schools, zoning) stays on par with the future expected population growth and new jobs that are going to be a result of the new factories opening.  

Sometimes it is very difficult to reconstruct your depreciation schedule without the help of your prior accountant but still potentially possible.

-"barely break even" - that is potentially OK, but see previous point. 

You can still find positive cash flow (aka the 1% rule) and amazing appreciation potential.

This could potentially save you lots of $$$.

If you're open to $120-180k, I would recommend looking into Columbus Ohio as it does have much better growth and appreciation potential than Cleveland and Dayton. 

An accountant is a general job title that may potentially do one of many different tasks(bookkeeping, reviewing financials, assurance, taxation, etc)Bookkeepers are specific that they will likely only do the bookkeeping.