We are looking for a more cabin feel. 

Because we're new to real estate investing and the real estate tax process, part of me feels like having a local CPA would bring a level of comfort knowing they are nearby to walk us through everything.  

@Andrew Steffens - See above@John Underwood - see above@Jay Thomas - yes... agree and have thought of future appreciation although the house is so big (5,000 ft2)that it will take me so many repairs bit by bit that I feel like it will get to be time to start Renovating back at the begin again by the time I get to the 'end' of the renovation. haha creative financing is indeed the only option at that point - but then leverage becomes a larger stress point than being mortgage free-ish and just cash flowing 'passively'. also to note is that my town just approved a giant tax bill increase and I already pay 12k a year *insert eye roll emoji* 

Attend your local REI meetups to build up a strong network and feel free to reach out and connect with everyone in the community.

I truly believe that networking is key to success in multi-family real estate—it's amazing how small the world can feel if you don't know where to connect!

I feel like a couple pieces are missing to scale my business.  

Feel free to review and adjust the numbers to gain a better understanding of expected performance. 

A vast majority of them have 100% equity which is a beautiful gate to seller finance which I feel will be the most profitable.

If you want to know more, feel free to direct message me:  AJ Osborne from SelfStorageIncome, Scott Meyers from SelfStorageInsiders, and Michael Wagner from StorageRebellion. 

I feel like we could learn a lot from you!