If you haven't been tracking your material participation, done a cost segregation, or any other techniques specific to real estate and just want someone to file on your behalf then there might not be a huge difference between H&R and a specialized CPA.

That was incredibly insightful. 

There will be several dates you want to track depending on the state you are buying these in.These all involve different approaches and techniques to purchase the property.

And of course some techniques in real estate are more appropriate for different cycles in the economy.

While the terms might be different from traditional financing, private money lenders can provide capital when you don't qualify for conventional loans.Creative Financing Techniques: Learn about creative financing techniques such as subject-to deals, lease options, or seller carry-back financing.

Kattie Ninkovik with Keller Williams out of New Berlin, WI was a great agent and Kevin from Stampfli Mortgage out of Madison, WI went way above and beyond as well as incredible communication throughout the entire experience.

Apologies for the long post, but I am just incredibly excited to start this new part of my life.Thanks,Dan

I have an incredible contractor willing to do the renovation. 

But remember the risk is incredibly high on all STRs so ensure your doing your due diligence.L.Thomas

Sorry to hear about this and it's definitely important to watch out for Ponzi schemes.At the same time: many syndications require an investor to sign an NDA to protect their confidential techniques, sources, customer lists etc. from competitors who could damage them otherwise.