We've been communicating quarterly on the property status, but a simple search on Zillow made me think he's lying to me.

Uses big data to identify properties ……….has a subscription to Loopnet4.

This question is one that has been asked and answered like a billion times, but the search on here isn't the greatest.The short version is - unless you have cash to buy or are getting a DSCR loan or buying a commercial property, you aren't starting an LLC to put this in.

A cost segregation study looks at the overall building that you purchased and breaks it down as much as possible.The purpose of this is to increase the depreciation expense.Without a cost segregation study, you are depreciating the property over two items(Building and Land).However, a cost segregation study might identify items such as fencing which might be eligible to be depreciated over 15 years instead of 27.5 years.Depending on the year that the building was placed into service, you might be able to take bonus depreciation on certain items.The follow-up question to ask your CPA is will the cost segregation study help me, and by how much?

The hard thing to do is identify, value, analyze, negotiate and place under contract a “deal” meeting wholesalers minimum requirements that also has room for a decent “wholesalers” fee.  

It can be a conversation in search of a win-win, a mutual effort vs adversarial negotiation as on-market is designed to be. 

New to rehabbing/flipping and looking for some guidance on my search.

Real estate investing clubs - If you do a simple google search you should come up with a few options for local REI clubs depending on your area.2.

You might also want to consider expanding your search criteria a bit.

I would first look at a proven company like RentWerx, then compare them to a few others and see which one works best for you.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.