Feel free to message a couple for a consultation and choose an accountant that you feel connected with.

You need to have financing lined up before you put a property under contract.You should also work with a local reputable hard money lender, so you know the terms and whether they will lend on the property up front.

Choose an area and search rental rates for any given year to present date and see what you find.

I choose to work and invest close to where I live and for me it is paying off.

He can pick a tenant that will pay a deposit, sign a lease of his choosing, and more than likely, stay more than 3 months.

Feel free to message a couple for a consultation and choose an accountant that you feel connected with.

The answer to that presents you with what I choose to call a "business decision".Good luck.

Furthermore, do that kind of thing and you're quickly going to get a reputation as someone to avoid doing business with.I think the only course is to try and beat the other offer.

I actually found a few before choosing one. 

@Bruce Bell Great points before me, I would just add that @Brandon Turner has talked a lot about this through the years, which is: don't let analyzing what entity you should choose stop you from acting.