A CPA is a special designation that is difficult to obtain.You are not able to claim yourself to be a CPA unless you pass all the qualifications.A few amount of the qualifications include1) College degree with a certain amount of credits within accounting / Tax / Law / assurance2) Completing 4 exams in accounting / tax / law / assurance3) complete continuing education courses4) Work a certain amount of time under a CPAThe reason that the person you spoke with being unable to say he / she is a CPA is likely because he / she didn't pass the above qualificaitons.

There is a high demand for high paying trade work, often with scholarships and two year degrees.

When a property is purchased in a Sec. 1031 exchange, the tax basis calculations can vary significantly depending on the circumstances.

Note that some towns in Mass have notoriously stringent building rules while others may be more lax… your mileage may vary!

The exact percentage can vary depending on the complexity of the project.

What is considered acceptable records varies greatly from one CPA to another.

@Jason MalabuteTax prep fees will vary based on a number of factors. 

These estimates can vary from company to company but usually incrementally rather than dramatically.  

These will walk you through from the very basics to the expert understanding of what private capital is and how to use it https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/creative-financing-...If you want to start smaller with some free content here are a few great podcasts I can recommend that go over private financing in varying degrees of depthPrivate capital part 1 of a 5-part series with Amy Mahjoory https://link.chtbl.com/ZlYVqXS1Raising your first $1M podcast episode https://link.chtbl.com/BKwpsdf2Private money explained: buying without a bank https://link.chtbl.com/APiLG_Zj

To keep things simple, I'm not accounting for the cost of capital (that is very personal and varies for everyone) and I'm not considering other exit strategies.