That's not a profit producing activity for a Broker / Property Manager as 99% are tire kickers and the ones who will buy will buy without going on a date with you. 

@Jeff Love Here are the things that many CPAs support their clients with:Understanding tax impact of short-term vs. long-term vs. flip before you buyWhich entity structure is best for goals and investment property typeTax and compliance on LLC or S-CorpHow to transfer property out of personal name into LLC (hard to buy 1st through entity)Ways to optimize taxes throughout the yearHow best to set up accounting to track income and expenses (doing this late is a mess)Feedback on property management systems, accounting systems. systems, etcEstimated payments to avoid penaltiesKnowing when to file and getting things in on timeMaybe a few things I missed, but this is the high-level ….. if you can get answers to the above questions on your own, plan, and file your own taxes then you can avoid the expense of a CPA.

As far as their relation with the PM goes, the PM is the agent they used when buying the said rental, agent is local to Indianapolis, as for any form of PM agreement I do not know, it may be verbal, or they have a written agreement.Thanks in advance. 

@Zach Howard some copy & paste advice below:)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

The core problem is marketing.Marketing 101: Target the right audience with the right message.Here’s the truth: it doesn’t matter how much ketchup you put on a baby-cow burger—vegans won’t buy it.

I have something I will buy regardless of others’ buy-in, but the way I see it working is I get it under contract, present my plan to a couple others who are interested and more experienced, they agree to partner and we complete the purchase together.

You can always do a rate buy down to get a lower rate but you will not have to pay "lender points".

- 5 or 10 years ago, an investor could buy almost anything and have it cashflow immediately.

For example, here in NE PA, you can buy a 4/2 on a lake for under $500K while in CA, $500K will get you a starter home in most cases. 

@Kris TohovitisI wouldn't recommend using your cash to pay off the mortgage on your primary residence since you can likely get a better return on that money by investing it.What's your buying criteria for the multi-family property?