Further, I as a matter of course, place a “friendly” lien on all properties I buy for cash, so there was little equity in the condo.  

Any tips on finding a reputable public adjuster in Atlanta?

Depends if you are worth millions already than 40k is like 1k but likely do not need their course.

@Shaheen Ahmed you can find all the info you need online if you know where to look - except that the City of Detroit Assessor's Office is consistently undervaluing properties to keep property taxes attractive for investors - to keep improving the city:)Here's some copy & paste infor for Michigan Property Taxes that you might be able to use as a template for other areas - or you could start investing in Detroit:)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Michigan has some of the most complicated property taxes in the USA.

Also, exploring books or courses on commercial real estate investing might give you a solid start.

From my experience, to succeed in multifamily investing, focus on networking through local meetups, online forums, and professional connections, leveraging your CPA skills to analyze deals and optimize deductions.

you can look up my llc to see what deals we own Prop hunters LLC  Of course you don't think a crash is coming, you're long.

You would want to buy a fixer upper of course.  

Two sides of course, as a home buyer you need to do what's best for you and if anyone (us included) can't give you that then we would be the first to tell you. 

Of course, in hindsight with what the market has done, I wish I'd gone full steam ahead, but in the moment I was playing it cautious.I'm also looking for income to quit my W2.