We ended up selling the bigs to out of area syndications on contracts/ seller-financing in '22.I'd get with a tax pro that specializes in RE. 

It is very common that they will subcontract out some of the more specialized work. 

You should schedule a call with all 4 and learn what they specialize in, the markets and how they operate.  

Find a good insurance person that specializes in what you're looking to do and have them look at deals before you buy them, it's a crap shoot right now. 40% isn't too crazy for the exp ratio without mortgage or replacement reserves, I definitely wouldn't go below that.

You could probably just do the search yourself (Google etc), however skip tracing companies specialize in this and you're really paying for the expertise and YOUR TIME.

I would call every "handyman special" sign you see hanging on telephone polls in your market.  

If you want to be a career landlord, find a landlord attorney who specializes in property management operations.

Consulting with a local real estate agent who specializes in vacation homes can provide valuable insights and help navigate the intricacies of the Seattle market.

Also many debt funds issue unsecured bonds or LRO (see peer street) which could have a significant impact if the fund were to go belly up.

Hello,I recently closed on a BFD deal and looking for direction on correctly setting up journal entries, to make it easy at tax time.In a nutshell...We hold a mortgage on the property with a principal of $150k, 4.25%,...