If this is something you regularly encounter with new tenants, I would recommend getting a checklist lined up for lease signing walkthrough so you can make sure all your points are covered before the keys are even handed over.   

One of our couple tenants recently asked to get out their lease early as they split up. They kept the house nice and allowed us to ample access to show the home. This is what our prospective tenants witnessed when tou...

(That does not mean every Realtor is good, just that all Ive encountered that are not Realtors are bad).I will leave it up to the lawyers to explain whether it is an antitrust violation.

Can anyone point me in the right direction as far as which professional (e.g. tax attorney, CPA,, financial advisor) I should consult with to help minimize the tax burden I'm about to encounter?  

I joined recently as well and this site has been more helpful by far than any other I have encountered.  

Always remember application and theory do not always align perfectly, so prepare yourself to encounter some trials and tribulations along the way, but through a low of wisdom on this site, you should be ablel to avoid many if they very expensive pitfalls.

Aside from the millenials who are afraid to buy for a variety of reasons, 90% of the renters we encounter have credit issues...or they'd be buying.I would think that you can pretty safely have the potential renter pull the credit themselves and their criminal.  

You can also rent to own a building - but we call it Master Lease Option.Anyway, one obstacle you might encounter is that the seller might require you to put 20% downpayment on a seller-financed building.

And the discussions I encountered were in agreement in that regard. 

As you pointed out, you haven't yet discussed all of the expenses you would expect to encounter, so I expect your finally NOI to be even lower.