Thanks,Sarah  G'Day Sarah,Congrats on the leap of faith into the wonderful world of real estate investing.Best tip I could give you would be to take your time and soak up as much information on anything and everything real estate.Be it buying locally or out of state, the most important thing is to establish trust and relationships with key people dependent on the strategy you are looking at implementing.Over my career I have witnessed countless of investors getting caught up in online market stats, demographics, charts, etc... only to end up loosing money.As cliche as it mind sound but "Team-work makes the dream work"For example, if you buy the best house, in the best area, on the best street with the best capital growth prospects but your property manager is incompetent or a cheat.

Established the LLC, EIN, business checking, business insurance, accounting, etc (all the boring stuff) 2.

Your properties will always have positive cash flow if they are bringing in enough money to pay for their costs and put money aside.Networking: Take into account joining online forums, going to real estate meetups, or networking with nearby real estate experts.

Persons over 65 account for ~12.6% of the population.

Account Closed gave you great insight! 

This measures the servicing sector which accounts for 2/3 of our economy.

,I was wondering if you can enlighten me on how this online auction works for broward?

I've kept the electric in my name, but I'd like to have a separate meter installed so the tenant can have their own account.

Assessing the financial viability of the project with available sources of fundingI ran this analysis  by comparing my net worth before and after the project was complete, with estimated values is whether my net worth increased when I move the dollars in my bank account into the property.

Hey @Mario Richardson, To help you in your search: be sure to find an accountant who is willing to grow with you, and is not too high priced fee-wise.