If you are tracking depreciation for purposes of repairs and maintenance (like anticipated timing of a new roof for example), you could probably get away with using excel and then just manually booking a journal entry.

Is the midwest looking to you guys as a great new place to look?

I was unable to file any tax filings because he engaged a new accountant whom also had a JD and testified against me in divorce after stating he was not conflicted.  

It looks like they may be new or have a really intricate setup if it is a scam for agents. 

Stay out of it.The risk I see is your new tenant shared info with you that you blabbed to her ex.

As far as STR goes, you can house hack the property that you first buy (in a single family home or in your unit of a multifamily property) and potentially do short term rentals in all of the other units or in your exiting property.STR as a way to invest is getting more challenging currently as supply of new STR inventory has been outpacing the demand for STRs.

Due to this, we have been investigating the possibility of purchasing land and using an owner-occupied construction loan to build a new property.

But to get into contract I need a EMD (which at the size of the new purchase is not small). 

What type of new construction are you referring to? 

I'm new to this community, and new to investing in general.