I was asked to transfer in my company to Columbia and continue to work full time managing on our evening shift.

Yes, we still continue to invest in SFRs. 

Since i plan on continuing to grow both my trading account and my real estate portfolio, aligning now with an accountant that can maximize my potential with appropriate tax shelter engineering is almost as important as my investments themselves. 

Seems like your experience as a title agent will be a huge benefit as you continue on this journey - and you'll be a great addition to the forums with that expertise!

If you're planning on continuing to buy for years and years then the exact timing is minimized-some you'll buy up, some you'll buy down, and they'll all average out.

The only reason this is coming up as questionable decision at all is the fact that I have to continue living there for now and need to ask myself if the added income is worth the possible added aggrevation from the neighborhood.

By planting these fixed seeds that are and continue to pay dividend, it stabilized my income flows and concurrently allowed me to build up reserves for additional purchases. 

And will definitely keep that in mind to make sure I continue to look for and find the best people out there - not just settle for the first!

You have to be maniacal in making sure you never face a cash crunch because no lender, property manager, contractor etc is going to wait months on end (and continue doing the work), while an investor sorts out their problems. 

A big key is to continue learning as much as you can.