Check Fiduciary Bonds: Ensure payroll services are covered.5.

Can't speak for AirDNA, but you don't have to have sophisticated software to know that Galveston is a great spot for a vacation rental.

But a sophisticated borrower who might have 100 of these or more and they are rented can just stop paying rip rents and then wait for the foreclosures . 

It also requires gaining a level of sophistication and knowledge that not everyone has the time, inclination or ability to do.

Henry,It sounds like you are a sophisticated novice and thought through many aspects of what you're doing. 

So, if they push 100% of their payroll to the heloc, only drawing back what they need to pay other bills twice a month, the loan earns less interest, automatically pays the payment, and by default every other dollars goes to principle. 

This is assuming you meet the other requirement for a syndication - accredited and/or sophisticated - depending on the ruling they utilize. 

Eventually if you scale up beyond 20 to 25 properties either you will hire in house folks on payroll or some sort of a hybrid commission including pay basis or you will end up having to hire a PM. 

I'm currently a payroll manager part time and have done other bookkeeping / management jobs, so it was recommended that maybe I find an investor who is needing help managing their books or payroll. 

For example:initial consultationreview of your prior tax returns for possible mistakessorting through and organizing your data, including receipts and spreadsheetscorrecting and reconciling your booksfinding and correcting inconsistencies and missing datafiling your federal and state extensionsoptimizing your tax return with alternative tax positionsreview/walk-through of this year's completed tax returnsamending your tax return if something ends up missing or incorrectanswering your ongoing technical questionsshort- and long-term tax planningreviewing and replying to the IRS or state lettersdefending you against the IRS or state auditsproviding financial statements or other data to lenders and other 3rd partiesassistance with loan applicationshandling your payroll and payroll reportingpreparing 1099s/1098s and other informational formsassistance with government loans and grantsI think it's obvious that the price of your CPA service will heavily depend on what is included.