Starting a Business and When to Hire a CPA?

[Tiffany Miller]

I just started my first business in January, an LLC, for the purpose of fixing and flipping houses. I have my first house under contract and will be closing on it shortly. For my own accounting and records purposes, I have kept any and all financial documents, and it so far has been fairly simple. When would be the best time to hire a CPA? What type of documents do they need? Does anybody have any recommendations for a CPA or tax consultant?