Some of the issues I have clarified so far from this and other forums:1.

There's a good chance the issue(s) you face has already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

I recently joined the forum and would like to quickly list my requirements without much ado.1.

Hey @Steven Nguyen, welcome to the BP Forum!

If you want to be active, you will get a lot of good advice on this Forum about what market to invest in and what type of active property. 

Here is how to find such a CPA:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1222774-expla...You probably (argh, can't help myself) noticed that I was pointedly talking about the initial year.

I started a new post asking people's thoughts about insurance costs in your local area and specifically costs to rebuild and other challenges:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/95/topics/1227051-insur...

Since the properties are in New York you have a few extra steps you need to do to keep all of your funds out of NYs hands at closing.Here's an interesting BP thread on the South Carolina property tax issue you mentioned. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/725/topics/604427-south.... 

I if go back in time when I was a newbie and investor in Mexico and I'd need to get information about how two invest in Mexico, I'd want to hear from other investors who have done it before rather than from people who sell properties and that's exactly what the forums are for.

I do hope that attorney on this forum will chime in and correct my unreliable layman's interpretation.