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Real estate focused CPA in California
Hi all! I’m looking for a real estate focused CPA in California to help me set up a company as I start my real estate journey! Any referrals would be helpful (of course someone who does RE investing themselves is even better)!
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@George Iskaros I love working with Igor Ferreira @ Romanazzi & Associates. Check them out! He's a very savvy CPA and active RE investor in Visalia.
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Setting up a company should be done by lawyers, not CPAs. @Brian Schmelzlen happens to be both, and so is @Katie L..
Non-lawyer accountants in CA are @Logan Allec and @Jana Cain.
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@Alex Bekeza can you please provide his contact info?
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@George Iskaros, are you open working with someone remotely or you set on having local CPA?
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@Dmitriy Fomichenko I’m actually out on the east coast but want someone in CA
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PM me and I'll give you a referral.
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I have a great referral! I know it's hard finding the right fit. I switched many times and finally found a good one.
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I have a great referral! I know it's hard finding the right fit. I switched many times and finally found a good one.
Hi Aaron,
My wife and I live in Yorba Linda, CA? What is the name of your CPA?
Thanks,
Mike
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Hey @George Iskaros,
Given we are accountants, we cannot promote our services on BP as its against the rules. To help in your search:
be sure to find an accountant who is willing to grow with you, and is not too high priced fee-wise. Not too low either, you don't want to go with someone who is just focused on price as this is a quality of a not-so-great accountant. Accountants are in such demand, that the best are not even accepting clients half the time.
The other problem I see often with accountants on here is that they specialize in larger investors, and have really high prices when you as a smaller investor do not need all the bells and whistles.
Another thing I see is folks thinking they need to have a tax professional in their state. We as a firm have investors working with us who have rental properties all over the US big and small.
Finding a real estate-focused tax professional and one who can help with advisory and grow with you would be my suggestion to focus your efforts on finding. Best of luck in your search!
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