I would prioritize finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation over one that is local.There are 20+ accountants on this message board who specialize in real estate taxation.

My Big Hairy Audacious Goal here is to create a situation where everyone wins through a creative collaborative investment in a portfolio of value-add cash flowing apartments in/around the Greater Philadelphia area (Philadelphia / Bucks / Trenton / Camden / Wilmington)What You Get From Me:I FILL PIPELINES!!

So, I would worry more about choosing a lender that can provide you value by collaborating with you and sharing with you all available options specific to your hopes, dreams, and goals - at competitive interest rates and top-notch services than a small dip on your credit scores. 2.

Mortgage Loan Officer meeting is later todayThanks for any advice on what I need to do next and how to prioritize the hundreds of small tasks running through my mind.

I'd rather collaborate with Mortgage Broker Sally than steal business from her, and it's not really like either of us are going to have an advantage over the other aside from what knowledge we might personally possess (which Sally and I will generally happily share with each other, while collaborating on how we can poach more business from the big banks).If you want to call 5 banks or direct lenders directly (loanDepot and Guaranteed Rate are examples of mortgage banks, not brokers, FYI) and a mortgage broker, that's a different story, because any independent mortgage broker knows who will win that one.Good luck. :)

If you know what you are doing, or if you are collaborating with companies that know what they are doing, you can make money everywhere. 

In fact, I have to prioritize things. 

What are you prioritizing?

I just got off a podcast with Denise Shroder, she's a Realtor in Oklahoma & she's a RCS-D™ | Real Estate Collaboration Specialist - Divorce™ specialist.

This is what has kept me in school, but I have always prioritized investing over my classes.