@George Iskaros, are you open working with someone remotely or you set on having local CPA? 

But then I mentioned to another local investor I had started working on NPNs and had invested with Scott, he hesitantly told me that he knew of another investor who had a real hard time getting their money back from Scott, he didn’t have a lot of details but advised me to be careful.

@Loren SouersIn Metro Detroit area, it's always finger-pointing between City, USPS and local utility company.Recommend getting info from all 3 IN WRITING for accountability:)

Based on what I have experienced investing here locally I normally advice people keeping the house as a rental if possible!

Talk to your local bank/credit union first to see if they do such a things.

Is this a local bank? 

For the railing height, I'd find a local carpenter to ask about completely removing the railing and balusters and doweling in an additional length on them.

We are now building our portfolio through flipping, BRRRR's, and additional STR's until we reach our end goal of unique stays in the form of luxury treehouse STR's on secluded riverside locales. 

I have a local property manager that is co-host on the AirBnb listing that will continue to manage the property.

Then from there you can call local PM's to get a better feel for market rents to verify your assumption for further due diligence