But you are going to invest significant money with these folks and as old-fashioned as it may sound, looking them in the eye and shaking their hand has value. 

This is good for the seller as the seller can actually take the property back in a much easier fashion.

Now, I’m not exactly an expert on this portion of real estate but I’d be glad to help in some form or fashion as I figure it out myself.

Hopefully I respond to you in a positive fashion. 

You can't beat the old fashioned comp comparison to determine the potential rent for your property.You can pull up current rentals in the area on websites like Zillow, Craigslist, and MLS.

No need to reinvent the wheel.Same goes for my other suggestion, and that's good ol' fashion networking.

Roy, I PMed you my contact information.Also, I have 3 clients at the moment who's 2010 returns are being looked at by an auditor.Cheryl,All records every year should be put together in a fashion that if the IRS were to audit you, all you would have to do is pull out those items from your files.

A good ole fashioned real estate bubble.All of those factors are not only not growing but reversing as pandemic stimulus gets exhausted, people get lonley, and people get roommates and move back in with parents and  Airbnb’s get converted back to ltr’s.

Any insight on why such a well-liked public persona would put at risk their personal reputation by proceeding in such a fashion?

Any good PM should have the resources to get it done in a timely fashion, and the systems in place to keep you in the loop.