Bigger Pockets is a great place to find a real estate tax accountant.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.

I know that the general guidance is that emergency funds aren't to be invested, but given our financial security and the fact that we already have a personal e-fund in a safe, non-volatile location, would it still be crazy/unwise to invest this 15k in an S&P500 index fund in a brokerage? 

You and your legal, tax and financial advisors should review this transaction in greater detail, especially the PLRs, to ensure you understand the significant risks involved and are structuring the transaction as close as possible to the PLRs to mitigate some of the risks.

But I don't know your personal situation and all the financial details. 

The question is mostly a personal financial planning question and it depends on your preference and what balance of risk and access you'd like and would be comfortable with.

Stessa brings accounting, tenant screening, financial reporting and more into a single integrated platform built for investors, by investors.

We've found it's more capable than others when it comes to integrations, reporting capabilities, and efficiencies.The software you've mentioned will be better for the PM activities (property-specific transactions) than keeping up with your financials as a whole. 

CoghillWe’ve used AppFolio for many years to manage a large portfolio, and while onboarding can be thorough, it’s primarily to ensure compliance with financial and legal standards.

Prioritize your financial stability.

Alternatively if they all love the deal, that's also likely a good sign.You can get a dog of a property in a crap neighborhood that will yield a 13.6% gross cap (not saying yours is), but that certainly doesn't tell the whole financial picture of how the asset will perform.