Btw, right now I'm still using a self-built Excel spreadsheet that works just fine for me.

That said, above all else, I would prioritize experience far more when making your selection than the physical location of your tax professional.

As many have mentioned, Memphis is an excellent market to target for investing and your boots on the ground team will make all the difference. 

An asset protection plan is an excellent start but so many layers to this question.  

If they aren't able to reduce your taxes then they don't get paid.I assume they are selective about which appeals they will take on since there is no benefit to them or the homeowner to not be able to win an appeal, but I have no knowledge of their internal business logic. 

We build our models in excel and try not to over complicate them (even though ours is pretty complex).

I’ve used pref equity with excellent results.  

In the two counties I looked at there weren't big differences in land appreciation between the areas that the samples were selected. 

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To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!