., Profit & Loss statement, Balance Sheet)Credentials:No formal certification is required and may or may not have a high school diploma, but some bookkeepers pursue:•QuickBooks ProAdvisor Certification•Certified Bookkeeper (CB) from the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB)•Certified Public Bookkeeper (CPB)Caveats:Bookkeepers do not handle and probably should not handle tax planning, financial analysis, or compliance work.

It's what I was hoping to get here on BP Forums.I have replied to your comments within the quoted text above.

Like many others I was stuck in the "paralysis by analysis" phase but made it a goal to actually do something by end of Q2 2025...I'm several months ahead of that deadline!

The bigger pockets deal analysis tool and rent estimator tool are great to help you analyze deals.

Please text me with the number on my signature line and can walk you through my configuration.   

If you don't have the tools to pull a proper market analysis, they are likely your best word of advice.

No, they don’t give me chocolates and roses but they reply to my text messages, phone calls, respectful and send me any documentation thats needed with ease.

Think Indianapolis is a great market for investing - we just released a list of our top 5 markets for BRRRR Investing for 2025 (just an analysis and prediction) and we put Indy at the Number 1 spot

Any thoughts and analysis would be appreciated as this can be a great learning opportunity.  

One challenge to manage is being able to clarify for lenders on those rentals (if you have them) which amount of the premium should be paid for each rental so that they do not include the entire premium into their escrow analysis, inflating your monthly payment on that rental.