Some of the agents I talked to told me they didn't have the time or resources to do this kind of work, so here I am. 

If you are interested in digging deeper into any of these ideas or just want to talk real estate investing don’t hesitate to reach out.

Additionally, I'll continue to build equity in the other home with a renter.Now, I may be able to make $10,000 if I sold the home but it just seems as if building the equity would be a better option. 

Yes, absolutely talk to the CPA.  

I do have some money to invest with, but don’t want to continue using it all on a deal or two and then wait for those to close to move onto a new deal. 

My wife and I have talked about an STR in the future there. 

(The portion not allocated to land)I thought the new property would have 2 depreciation schedules. 1) Continuation of the original depreciation with $191k across remaining 17.5 year, ie $6.9k/yr. 2) $200k for add’l building cost spreads across 27.5 years, ie $7.27k/yr.

I can explain more on the phone if you would like to talk about this market!

If the property is located in a MMRP you might want to talk to the local rep to get more info.  

Marco Island continues to try to push crazy regulations.