Austin real estate CPA / accountant

[Leon L.]

What accountants do people in Austin like? I prefer someone who is active in real estate in Austin and who is a bit of a people person (I'll come back to say why). Through BP and meetups I have found numerous great attorneys, lenders, wholesalers, and of course investors in Austin, but for some reason that hasn't been the case for accountants. 

I have an accountant that I've used for a few years since my wife and I got wise and stopped doing our taxes ourselves. I have been happy with him and he's definitely more than paid for himself, but all our communication is by email (at his request from the beginning) and basically only during tax season. Email has its advantages and is definitely fine for many communications, but part of the value of working with someone local as opposed to my guy (or a big online tax company) is building relationships and coming across new people and opportunities. At least that's how I've been thinking about it.

Let me know! Oh, and if anyone has other criteria to consider when hiring an accountant, that would be great too! Thanks!