Low Income affordable housing - tend to be rougher on the units, they get a basic 1 tone paint, inexpensive flooring package, no disposal or ice maker or dishwasher - Deep Clean and Safety is my concern. 

Learn how to earn more, grow your savings, and then invest.

especially without being able to increase w2 income very fast?

I don't know that they have a specific real estate focus, but from my experience they are good with the foreign-earned income or foreign tax credit stuff (as should be most CPAs?). 

You’re able to defer taxes by accelerating the depreciation of specific assets which helps reduce your taxable income, thus deferring your tax liability into future years.

Consider private money lending and/or note investing for a passive income source?

All or some expenses run through the PM and offset the income?

When looking for a DSCR lender for your short-term rental, ask how they can underwrite short-term rental income.

It depends on your income / DTI and also what kind of loan you are going for.

If you are looking at a hard money loan, most will only care about the equity in the deal, and your experience in the last 36 months If you are looking for conventional, full doc financing, they won't care about your experience, but will look into your personal income, credit and assets.