I would start there as well as checking with other investors in your area to see which ones they prefer to use.

Credit is great and I would prefer OPM.

They will likely have lenders they prefer to work with. 

As an agent myself, I can assure you that making money in this field requires a lot of effort and delayed gratification.

Preferably, find a CPA and Lawyer who are real estate investors themselves and work as a team to come up with the best solution for your business(s).

Nothing wrong with condos, but I prefer a SFH.    

There's a LOT of traffic goes through the Charleston area and most people would prefer an Air BnB type of rental over a hotel. 

How can the landlord "assure" a renter the electric bill is about $100/month? 

In between the potential for special assessments, restrictive deeds, nosey HOA boards, and more complicated insurance scenarios...I'd prefer to pay more for a free standing property where none of those things are an issue.

., capital gains are counted as ordinary income 😭) that you could broaden the field significantly if you'd be willing to consider them and forego face-to-face sit-downs, but that's up to you of course.Looking online for the continuing education track, it looks like the acronym is CPE (continuing professional education) and the "Rhode Island Board of Accountancy accepts courses from providers that are members of NASBA's National Registry of CPE Sponsors and the Quality Assurance Service".