Traditional financial planners make the bulk of their income from commissions on stocks and bonds, so real estate will often times get dumped into an "other" category that doesn't get the proper attention.In my experience, we did receive a lot of help from real estate agents that are able to help us with our upcoming transaction, HOWEVER, they aren't setup to support the overall plan design in a way that was centered around the most important financial kpis.  

You want to make sure the attorney is representing your interests - lawyers at Title companies that are a party to the transaction typically wont do this.

Most transactions between friends or loved ones fail.

I worked as a firefighter so I got the building construction from that background and then the transaction and numbers I got with working within/alongside investors that were in the business doing the stuff I wanted to do.

Getting to 30k or more a month on NET NET cash flow takes a boat load of capital or you need to be in the transactional side of the industry.  

I would recommend a real estate CPA specialized that knows how to handle sub to transactions.

Upon BP member recommendations, my husband got his real estate license which now helps increase our access and decrease our transaction costs.

If you don't rebuild or replace, the transaction is taxable. 

HOWEVER - it may be difficult for the appraiser to access the true value if a large percentage of transactions are not in the MLS.  

From our experience with clients, you’d typically expect to pay around $1,000–$1,500 for a single-property return, depending on your situation.If that $6K includes monthly bookkeeping and accounting, it could be reasonable; it could also be low, or high... it all really depends on the number of transactions, bank/credit card accounts, and the complexity of your finances.