What to look for when finding a Real Estate Attorney and CPA.

[Christine Michaud]

My Husband and I are looking to purchase our first multi-family property or SFR in the next few months. Prior to jumping in we want to have our ducks in a row.

Next Week, we have appointments to meet with a CPA and a Real Estate Attorney who were both recommended by people who invest in real estate.  We want to meet with them just to establish a relationship prior to buying our first building. 

Do you have any suggestions of questions we should ask and/or items we should discuss to be sure that they may be a good fit for us? It seems a bit strange to meet with them prior to actually having any work to give them,  and I don't want to waste their and our own time. However, we would really like to have them lined up and ready to go once we are. 

Any ideas and suggestions would be helpful. Thank you so much!