I have a small portfolio of two duplexes, far from a multi-million dollar enterprise and while I'm passionate about my RE investing and wish to expand, I can't seem to justify ten's of thousands of dollars on consulting (at this stage in the game) even though I believe it would be beneficial. 

Met with a partner who has retired his (family member only) C-corp service type enterprise.

I spoke with my insurance company (Farm Bureau).

Ask Better Business bureau for a listing of low ratings3.  $$$ Seek a credit report company. 

Be careful of someone that wants to "partner" with you and ask you to use your credit.Can be a good idea, but only if serious partnership agreement created by your attorney (not theirs).You can also start building your network to find opportunities to refer out and learn from.Per this NY Times article, the average American knows around 600 people.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/the-average-american-knows-how-many-people.html#:~:text=The%20average%20American%20knows%20about,do%20you%20know%20named%20Kevin%3FPer the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 time in their life, which based upon an approximate lifespan of 84 years, works out to be about every 7 years.https://www.census.gov/topics/population/migration/guidance/calculating-migration-expectancy.html#:~:text=Using%202007%20ACS%20data%2C%20it,one%20move%20per%20single%20yearSo, if the average American knows 600 people and they each move about every 7 years, that means that the average American knows around 85 people that move in any given year.How many of those moves do you want to be involved in?

Compliance with Dodd Frank and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau may make your concept very difficult to make functional.  

If your thought's are aligned to "How can I get asset's under my control, to be operating with 100% levered capital, 0 capital investment held in enterprise, yet a "cash-flow" similar to that of having vested capital in it......

We work the surrounding areas like Headland, Enterprise, Ozark, and have just recently been buying and marketing up in to Troy.  

Only QuickBooks Accountant and Enterprise version will let you calculate Depreciation, not the Pro and Premier versions.

Did you purchase this at a sheriff sale or at the tax claim bureau sale?