Kindly tell her you don’t want nor need to hear the details or circumstances surrounding the separation / divorce .

I need to know what kinds of attorney's I should be looking to speak to and also CPA or Tax consultant  to look for?

@Douglas Andrew, Thanks for the kind words. 

@Don Carey I'd advise you to visit the long distance area(s) you're planning to invest in.

I’m in town visiting family for the weekend and wanted to meet with some local guys and gals to learn more about the New Orleans market.

also - for some clarification on my current rentals - the first we purchased as a second home (we rent as our primary residence in CA and wanted a place closer to family for when we visited) and turned it into a rental after we owned it for a year.

What part of Michigan do you plan to visit/ invest in? 

Since I’m kind of starting out without any money.

But mark my words, there WILL be a dominant e-money of some kind. 

The typical kind that just have a latch that flips over and you put a padlock through are junk.