I invest heavily here myself with reliable contractors.

Both are qualified but not heavily investing in income properties. 

It's challenging because I think it's too good to be true for both of us where I'm at right now, but later in my career it would be too good to be true for me, and weigh heavily in their favor for your reasons.  

Especially at this time of year if your market is heavily seasonal like ours is.  

For example:initial consultationreview of your prior tax returns for possible mistakessorting through and organizing your data, including receipts and spreadsheetscorrecting and reconciling your booksfinding and correcting inconsistencies and missing datafiling your federal and state extensionsoptimizing your tax return with alternative tax positionsreview/walk-through of this year's completed tax returnsamending your tax return if something ends up missing or incorrectanswering your ongoing technical questionsshort- and long-term tax planningreviewing and replying to the IRS or state lettersdefending you against the IRS or state auditsproviding financial statements or other data to lenders and other 3rd partiesassistance with loan applicationshandling your payroll and payroll reportingpreparing 1099s/1098s and other informational formsassistance with government loans and grantsI think it's obvious that the price of your CPA service will heavily depend on what is included.

If you choose Oakland, I would research landlord tenant laws here and have access to an attorney here - it has heavily pro-tenant laws and the lower priced homes are in high crime areas.

It is going to heavily depend on where you are because price to rent ratio

I’m wondering if you have any insight into developing and construction on properties that are heavily tree’d and a little off the grid, as far as installing solar and connecting to sewage and water.

As far as Scotch goes, I really prefer the full-bodied, heavily-peated stuff from Islay and my favorite is the Lagavulin 16.

This business is heavily based on relationships, so in most cases, the referral you get will be highly biased by the relationship between the realtor/lender and not necessarily what's most objectively reasonable.