Is seller financing a good way to approach this or should I look for alternative ways to approach this deal.

I was looking for some collective thought on my approach to get this property up to market rent.

There's probably a benefit to being an early adopter in that you take care of it before everyone else "has to" do it, but if you're too early then the infrastructure/products/know-how isn't there as much so you pay more than if you wait until demand is more widespread.Most folks I know, including myself, are taking a "wait and see" approach at the moment, but obviously folks that owner occupy might act earlier especially since it could benefit them personally.Now is a good time to recommend RISE Engineering, which does free energy audits of residential properties and then reduced-cost work if you do decide to implement some/all of their suggested improvements.My understanding is that it's free for the audit and reduced-cost for the work, because they get funded partly from charges everyone already pays on their electric/energy bills - i.e., it's subsidized by a tax we're already paying.

Our property is in the Buffalo market, but I was wondering how folks approached securing a CPA, specifically in a new market where you may not have an entire "team" in place yet?

I plan to be finished by May of 2022 with the remodel and then move into another property, while continuing to house hack and take the fix-then-rent approach.

I went to a seminar where they taught us how to approach lenders.

How would I approach the investor or how would I make sure they don't go behind my back and kick me out of the deal?

I already knew what he was saying as I follow lots of economists but there was something about his presentation that confirmed the path I am an on and I felt like he gave me permission to fully unlock an aggressive approach to acquiring property. 

Interesting approach!

It’s super easy to feel overwhelmed when you’re trying to teach yourself something and there’s a million different ways to approach it.