This forum seems like a great  place I can educate myself without spending 50K.

@Rich Hupper , if you want simple to understand guidance from IRS, looks for publications such as Pub 334. and others. 

Just educate yourself and set goals.

As for their number, say you got it from public records.

https://www.amazon.com/Paper-Profits-Beginners-essentials-mortgage-ebook/dp/B06Y4C7X6Y/ Finally, check out NoteMogul which has a very reasonably priced intro course to note investing They have a great self-paced starter course for under $500 that I think provides the basic info which let's you learn what you don't know to further your education.   

You may have to take him out for a steak dinner to have any hope of meeting That'd be a small price to pay for a beneficial education.

Or if someone has an educated guess on what it might roughly cost a month.

Leased by a solid, publicly traded company for the next 10 years.

I was going to ask the CPA about publication 523, since we're moving for job purposes after a year, we could just sell the property after living in it and qualify for the partial exclusion. 

Our plan is to buy and build rental property unless a better oppurtunity presents itself.I look forward to meeting or working with many of you as grow my education and portfolio.