Intro of first time investor

[Travis Tannahill]

Hey!

just wanted to introduce myself to some fellow Kansas people. 

I grew up in Overland Park, went to school at K-State... now my wife and I live in Hillsboro, KS... I own an insurance agency in Newton, KS. My wife and I are looking to get into investment properties within 6-9 months. I'm trying to soak up as much knowledge as possible between now and then. They'll be self managed at first. We really have a passion for our small little communities. They are full of great hard working people and I just hate to see people living in dumps. Our motivation is to help clean up some of these towns and give people a rental they can be proud of. We love our small town of Hillsboro (pop. 2900) and wouldn't trade our small schools and community for anything. Obviously the numbers have to work and we need to make money, but there's definitely an emotional "save rural america" motivation behind everything. Our plan is to start with single family dwellings... our potential markets are basically Wichita, Newton, McPherson, Great Bend, Salina, Hutch, Emporia, Manhattan... that also includes all the small towns that surround these larger cities. 

We have a great lender lined up. I can obviously handle the insurance. I have 2 lawyers in Wichita I've interviewed and like both of them. I can't seem to find an accountant in Newton that I like... does anyone have a recommendation for a creative small business accountant. I have 2 entities currently and with the rental properties that will be one more and we'll have a farm here shortly as well which will be another entity. So I need a good accountant to keep everything straight... and the more they use technology the better.

Let me know if anyone has a recommendation!