I do not get much time off from work and am unwilling to give up what little vacation time I get with my family to travel for investing. 

30 days sound more like traveling nurses or the like, not a vacation rental. 

Your profile mentions that you like to travel - It would be interesting to see if some of that travel can be considered a deduction if you acquire properties in areas that you like to travel to.Good luck in your search for a CPA.

The bottom meter is also connected to the jacuzzi (which we put in) and a 30 amp trailer hookup (from the mobile home, which we will use once the reno is done for our travel trailer).

They don't travel much to the US.

I've traveled for many years to FL and am very familiar with the east coast (Space coast) between Cocoa Beach and Vero Beach.

We don’t need the income from this company to live, so I want to use the profits to provide health care benefits to my father (he has ongoing needs), and so we can travel around to find new deals for the company.

Investing out of state will require you to travel or rely on other partners but it's doable. 

Do it with some focus,  and understand that knowledge is power, even if most of the knowledge you get will be from the failures of your actions, deeds, and that path you travel to get to the next level!

I have put offers in on two properties, had inspections done on both (Traveled over 900 miles TWICE to come see the properties, too), only to find out AFTERWARDS that 1. the first property house wasn't ever permitted and can't be financed and 2. this property's well shared by 9 houses won't qualify for FHA.Is this stuff that the agent should be checking for before I put in an offer?