Jay,I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation over one that is local. 

On the 14th she asked me to give her a 3 day notice to vacate because no organizations were willing to help without it, but I didn't provide one because I had moved her due date to the 18th so she wasn't late yet. 

We will usually comp cleaning fee or give gift cards to local restaurant to comp any legitimate issues.

There needs to be some improvements to the forums - the organization is particularly bad, I find.

. , the other thing I often do when I'm starting to evaluate a new market, I subscribe to the local newspaper or the local business journal and doesn't cost that much, usually $5 to $10 a month.

Find and join a local REI or land lord Association and attend meetings to get local perspectives on markets, LL/tenant laws and experiences etc.Hang out here and search threads that may be relevant to you and your desires/needs.Decide on your objectives from investing, taking into account your resources from financial and time perspectives.

Hi Victor, You should talk to a local lender about a bank statement loan program.

Feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications if it's a larger organization.2.

They should be able to point you in the direction of someone local and have an idea of what the cost is.

I'm not sure if I am going to start local (since the market is so high here) or if I am going to go OOS.