Also, we've targeted Mobile because my wife's family all live there and it's a relatively comfortable place for us to invest OOS - so we'll likely be looking for more deals in the Mobile market in the future - would love to connect with any other Mobile REI's, wholesalers, or Realtors who are interested in connecting for future business!

Are bad sewer lines a problem for the area and property age? 

I have researched for the past 2 years and I believe this will be the last piece of the puzzle before I dive in at the age of 24 years old!

Women my mother's age had 3 choices, secretary, nurse, teacher.

In this day an age, syndications are done online and its called crowdfunding.

It’s a steep goal but I’d love to be financially independent by age 30.

A question I have is if it is a relative safe assumption or general rule of thumb, used in a quick analysis scenario, that if a property has a Certificate of Compliance with the City that the MEP has been inspected and is up to code.

I know people have done this on taskrabbit - the 'taskers' mainly do a lot of auto insurance photo-related gigs on there and so their 'taskers' would likely be able to take photos of a property/give advice on an area.

That would be theft.You will be much better off finding an attorney or advisory firm that can integrate the LLC with the overall IRA setup & administrative services and meaningful consultations related to maintaining compliance with IRS rules. 

There are a few pockets of properties with (relatively) low taxes in Westchester county, however, they are few and far between.