You'd benefit from someone who is going to put in the time and effort to find you the right place to get/keep you on track fro your future investment goals.Best of luck to you!

@Tyler MartinYou shouldn't feel stress working with a professional - especially if you are paying $$ for the services.If your tax profile includes real estate(buy and hold, fix and flips or wholesaling) you may benefit from interviewing a couple accountant's on this website.

It may benefit you to shop around.

Another side benefit is property tax rates are much lower than the HRM.

Seems like Milwaukee is actually benefitting from the climate change, our winters are not what they used to be.

[Any sensible Landlord will already have sussed the cost/benefit/possibility of hiring a PM].I didn't quite understand your $5k down idea.

"Anything I should consider itemizing over taking the standard deductions") suggest you're not able to prepare your own return (correctly and to your benefit). 

Essentially I need a "contract to go under contract" or a first right to buy if I succeed in the rezoning.

The tenant is getting the benefit of alternate housing, so I think it’s fair for the tenant to pay rent.

Once the settlement occurred, essentially ALL sales contract terms "merge into the deed."