A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

Just to be clear, I am not in anyones corner on this one, I recommend everyone always do their own due diligence as part of any deal.

I would highly recommend them. 

However, i recommend newbies start in or close to their home market.  

I recommend you read some books on how to manage investments well.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

While the 6% property tax can seem high, I’d recommend looking at the full picture.

I would highly recommend a mentor or even paying a coach to get started.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I’d recommend listening to the straight up Chicago investor podcast for local information, going to the variety of meetups that are in this great city, and meeting a lot of the people posting here.