Just some advice, that you will be much more likely to find a quality CPA who is knowledge in REI by looking for one who offers remote services.

The area I am in is not as big or popular as main LA area but searching listings on MLS especially listing that have been sitting for a month or longer is a good place to start.

I honestly believe this is the main reason why you hear so many landlord with Section 8 nightmare tenants

So, you offer to do that service for them.

You can also narrow the search field by the size of the deal, amount of money, type of home, and listing service.

There are services that can help with this, or you can do it yourself by asking for references and running background checks.

Im not sure which areas you were looking at in Idaho, but I'm very familiar with my service areas which include the entire panhandle and I'm happy to answer any questions if you want to dig deeper.

I started the same way house hacking and 100% believe it's the best way to get started while also giving you some great experience working with renovations and tenants.If you need any renovation help feel free to connect and happy to be of service to you!

The main diff is that with a partnership you have another return to file, and thus more accounting costs. 

I was also happy with that as conventional loans at the time were at about 6%.Lowest rates possible will be in relationships with private money lenders.Lowest rates in the public market will be in the form of a conventional loan.Next up you have commercial mortgages that are usually slightly higher than conventional loans but don't have as strict of loan requirements as conventional loans do.Usually a bit higher in rates are DSCR (debt service credit ratio) lenders.