Lots of information available on google if you are interested-be very careful. 

@Brian DanoYou have to be careful when visiting places like H&R Block, Liberty, etc as they are run as a 'franchise' and normally owned by a CPA or EA who hire those with little experience to help prepare tax returns.You can check out the craigslist hiring section and you will see ads for H&R block hiring and mentioning 'no experience needed'.Below are some tips to find a Local CPA that specializes in real estate1) Attend a Local REIA / Real Estate meetup and see who other investors are using as a CPA2) Network with other investors from your City/State that you find on bigger pockets and see who they use as a CPA3) Look for CPA's with good google/yelp reviews where 'real estate' is mentioned in the review.

I can find a bunch of roofers, off of Google, that are willing to give me an outrageous price.

I googled it it's tax deductible. 

I invest in Fargo, ND (the ND keyword alert brought me here), and there is a shop in town that has an investor loan that is 30-year fixed at around 4% and in house.  

You can find an REI or LL group in your area; look on google.

Durham can be a little more hit or miss, but you can tell a lot from google street view as you're evaluating. 

Just Google Kwikset Smartkey safety issues and you'll see them. 

A book in particular, contact a local lawyer, just Google?

Google the Utah real estate agent/investor who went to his property to demand rent and ended up killed and stuffed in a crawl space just because the tenant's didn't want to pay or be threatened to pay.