If you desire to walk into someone's office nearby, that's understandable, but most things related to accounting can be accomplished the same way remotely with video call and email correspondence.We use a secure portal for all of our business and sensitive documentation. 

I think it would be worth It to schedule a few consultations and ask what you can expect if you hire that company and how it will benefit you.The bottom line is having a RE focused tax professional is a great option that can be worth its weight in gold.

I know, I know.. it may not be the most desirable neighborhood in the STL, yet I think for what I intend to do (Buy & Hold) its perfect.

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It's impossible to know everything about a market, so any value add information is expressly desired, and I appreciate it!

If we bought another house the mortgage would be low 7% interest and on a 350k-385k home our mortgage would be about 3 thousand (Anything cheaper is a less desirable location or unlivable).

Does This seem like a Fair Partnership Very Very Rough Draft WHEREAS, Party 1 and Party 2 (collectively referred to as "Partners") desire to enter into a partnership for the purpose of jointly owning and managing real estate properties;NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the Partners agree as follows:1.

Cosmetic fixer upper, potential to build $100K-$150K equity between 2024 and 2026 (assuming market stays exactly the same with no increase or decrease in market pricing).June 2026: Listing both properties for sale and (if they sell at desired price points) seeing potentially 300K-400K profit (Between both locations) that we would not need to pay capital gains tax on.In any case, my wife and I are looking into this as next investment, but wanted to put on this forum to see what you all think? 

Washington State and especially the city of Tacoma are making this area a less desirable area to invest in.

I do really love my apartment/neighborhood and would certainly have to move to a less desirable part of town if I were to house hack, but I also know that if that's the best route, it's better to do it now, rather than when I may have kids to think about.What are your thoughts?