@Kate FriedrickSome CPAs/EAs will allow you to mail/FedEx your source docs to them and they will scan in. 

Be interested to hear your storyOne of my regrets is not buying more SFH in 2011 when they were as cheap as chips

The biggest value is just the land in Hawaii.

You need a good source for local landlord tenant laws, a  reserve account for the unexpected, setup a payment tracking system, find a handyman, set expectations with your tenant about what constitutes a valid emergency, have the tenants sign a "walk through" list with photos of the condition of the house, make sure they have renter's insurance, 

I’m my biggest critic.

wholesaling ink, Listen to Sean Terry 'flip to freedom' , and Max Maxwell's 'wholesaling houses elite', All good Sources for wholesaling.

Yea really utilities are the biggest expense and obvious place to start.

They helped me from sourcing, due diligence, through closing of these properties.

I will plan to eat cost but like the idea of a septic fee going forward since this has happened a couple of times before with different residents and as others have already mentioned, it is difficult to determine the source.

Funding is also very difficult from traditional sources.