May seem like a moot point, but it is critical to understanding your basis to begin with.Getting to your question now: I believe @Jeff Copeland hit it dead-on with this.

The cash flow from rentals is critical to future success when your unsure of what the economy is going to look like with Covid/new election etc.   

@Heeyeon Chung  no problem.So, since you already have some RE experience, you'd be happy living there long-term, and it's not critical for you to be able to refi at a certain time, that all makes it sound a lot more appealing...One other consideration:Is the layout of the house set up in a way that allows you to rehab certain parts of the house without having a major impact on your quality of life? 

That's critical.

There are 6 critical factors to consider for future cost of living as it relates to retirement. 1.

I have a basic understanding of how partnering works, but am completely open to any and all advice, comments, concerns or criticisms when it comes to investing.

Would it benefit me if the CPA was in Utah or am i just being too critical?

@Miles StanleyI think you should try answering at first because there are 2 critical skills you need to develop to be successful at picking up properties from you marketing campaigns1) Listening for clues on DMF (distress motivation flexibility)2) Building rapport3) Knowing how to answer the seller's questions - when you get good you will actually know what questions are coming and steer the conversation in that direction.Once you've at least gotten a good handle on that, then you should go call @Ryan Dossey when you want to scale up.

Be very careful with "free" as I've seen critical clauses be left out or poorly worded.

Lay out the critical path.