There's no reason to provide details, though I do let people know if anyone asks that we do not accept bulk up-front rent payments or anything like that because I absolutely do not want a prospective tenant to think that someone else swooped in with a bunch of cash last minute.

Thank you for your response, I truly value your time and expertise.

I have used Prop wire for some skip traces, but the numbers and emails it provides were not associated with the property.

My accountant was lazy, not well informed and provided bad advice.

High praise coming from you Steve.

I had the lightswitch moment after investing in NC for a while and I would get ok cash flow, but the properties I owned all doubled in value in about 5-6 years and I realized I could appreciate my way to financial success much faster than I could cash flow my way there. 

Most cost segregation study companies provide the quote for free.

Being a real estate professional allows you to treat the income as non-passive, allowing higher high income tax payers to pay less in taxes.

(Even went beyond the second page of Google.)I have an investor who wants to partner on a deal by providing a loan for the down payment.

Since you have a noise monitor you may be able to use a decibel reading which is the objective measure to determine a legitimate complaint provided you can get it to accurately record the louder noises.