Using a recent example from one of my deals, I saw firsthand how inaccurate comps, misclassifications, and unfair adjustments could impact an appraisal by tens of thousands of dollars.I’d love to hear from other investors—have you ever had to dispute an appraisal?

I share an example in my book where five people wanted to rent a 5bed/3bath house (one boyfriend/girlfriend, and three other friends).

For example: if your rent is set at $2,400 per month.

This is a small campaign so I want to avoid paying for a service.Any advice or examples would be greatly appreciated. 

I'm going to reiterate what's already been mentioned above, but I'm going to actually give you examples of why it's relevant to you to find a U.S. tax professional.1 - You're going to need to file U.S. taxes once you have property down here, there's federal filings, state filings, and sometimes local filings too2 - Tons of tax treaties between the U.S. and Canada that are easy to miss and can cost you a lot of money (important one with rentals - effectively connected income - if the professional you talk to doesn't know what this is, run away)3 - The amount of days you spend in the U.S. needs to be tracked and if you go over a threshold, all of your worldwide income could be taxable by the U.S.4 - Selling real property means up to 15% of your sales proceeds might not be available to you for years (FIRPTA)5 - Lots of nuance at the state and local levels, which both want to take as much money from you as possibleMain takeaway here is that you should find a U.S. based tax person.

I have made an instruction sheet with an example for each taxing authority I remit to.

So for example, a 761 credit score will be in the 760-779 credit category, then going down to 740-759 and so on.2.

This reminds me of the discussion around pricing things at $x.99 instead of $x+1.00.EXAMPLE: $4.99 instead of $5.00Everyone "knows" that the price in the example is basically $5.So, why do billion dollar companies, spending more on marketing departments than everyone's combined income on this thread, STILL use the $x.99 pricing format?

I have a few follow up questions:1) What's an example of "get referrals and cross reference them to get as much accurate information as possible"? 

For example do you have a great w2 and can you afford to cover costs of a major repair or 3 months of vacancy?