Welcome Brad.I'm located in Charlottesville but I am in Richmond quite a few times a month.

One outside the city is great, but the one located in the city is so terrible many landlords won't accept tenants with vouchers from it.In Detroit, it's a mix.

Please consider factors like price, location, product variety, customer service, and brand loyalty.

If the property is located in a vacation or coastal zone typically lenders have fairly low barriers to what constitutes a second home.

There are habitability standards specific to each location that you as the landlord would be responsible for. 

Where is your property located and how big is it?

Have a witness with you (non relative).You can use a Skip Trace Agent (aka Collection Agency) to locate your "asset" (tenant).

I did my first flip with only 2k, there are a lot of investors out there with capital and no deals, start networking and connect with these investors so when you do locate a property you can do a JV (joint Venture) with one of these investors.

@Cory RayI don't think the location of the CPA matters provided that they have a solid background in Real Estate and software/tools to support you remotely.There are 20+ real estate CPAs commenting in this forum.

I'm reviewing your excellent seller and buyer presentation, etc. videos on YouTube for LO deals, and rewriting some (hybridized) 'scripts,' as I can't locate any that are to my liking, and persona.