I wanted to take advantage of the lower interest rates and get started with real estate investing.

It is a bit daunting and we definitely don't want to do our taxes ourselves and risk doing it incorrectly or not taking advantage of everything we can.If anyone could give me recommendations for accountants they have used in the Dallas, Tx area that they have had good experiences with that would be incredibly helpful! 

There are a few other things that the investor is needing to learn more about to be able to take full advantage of his capital that he has available.  

They might be good markets, but then I lose the competitive advantage of knowing the areas as I rarely left the city. 

I wasn’t targeting an estate sale, but there are some advantages and drawbacks in my experience.

HELOC is good for temporary use of money.The advantage of a cash out refinance is lower interest rate.

@Jonathan Perez if you find a deal that makes sense and you're able to secure financing I would take advantage of it.

The husband and other occupants dont want to leave as they have bad credit and are just trying to take advantage by calling city on us.

Another option would be to take advantage of low interest rates and do a cash out refi to put more of that equity to work.

Until then, take advantage of the consumer rates you have access to.