I'd check out a few of the posts and see how their interaction and tax knowledge fits with what you are trying to do, then I'd schedule a consult to see if your personalities would allow you to work well together.https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/5926/41216-does-my-cpa-have-to-be-localSecondly, as you grow, you may want to eventually move into having properties in an LLC, but with your first property you may be able to limit your liability with great insurance coverage while allowing you to get the best financing with investments in your personal namehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/5926/53215-questions-as-common-as-the-cold---llc

I'd look at similar properties on Vrbo and Airbnb then look at their pricing and availability on their calendar You can get a good idea of what you can gross.Then drop this in a spreadsheet and look at all your expenses to see what your net numbers could look like.You can find typical expenses here on the BP blog.

@Omid Tehranirad I wrote a blog about messages to seniors, but most of it applies to any owner occupied.https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/11806/84376-your-letter-to-seniors-offer-them-something-they-care-about

If you want high level overview, then just reading some blogs or article from a creditable source should provide you with basic.

I have a modest investment portfolio between direct owned units and syndicated offerings and have not paid taxes on real estate in many years.

I was reading on this blog written by Brett Snodgrass (some big, successful BP guy)https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/why-whole...about how to get an estimate of repair costs for a property you are looking to wholesale.

Post on blogs, read articles, and forums online.

I wrote a BP blog that details much of my experience with that property with the premise of break even cash flow, and may answer a lot of your questions here:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10042-vacation...If you have any specific questions however about Tahoe or just having properties in the mountains, feel free to reach out directly and I will happy to answer what I can. 

We're probably not going to see the massive appreciation that took place over the last 5-10 years, but there are still cash-flow + modest appreciation opportunities out there.  

Your comments about the loan product are consistent with what we've been hearing, but the product does indeed exist:The HUD guide to the loanA blog post about the FHA Construction to Perm productThe idea of paying cash for the lot is a great one which I hadn't considered, but unfortunately lots here in Brooklyn start at $350k and only go up from there; if we could pay cash for the lot we could put 25%+ down on the whole project!