Most people are doing it incorrectly, so do your own independent research and don't follow the crowd, because right now--as least with respect to this particular topic--the blind are leading the blind.I just wrote a client advisory on this subject yesterday but can't post here.

Deciding to be a stay home mom from being an independent career women was a big change for me.

Lease and Contract Audit Due Diligence.

That impacts me negatively now (compared to 6%), but supposedly was to prevent IRS questioning/audit in the future. 

My understanding is that he creates a tax savings plan, finds the properties, sets up llcs, does the actual cost segregation, and represents you in case of an audit. 

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

Market demographicsYou never know how grumpy a field agent auditing you will be. 

The loan officer may look at it and use the comps and data in a dispute, just as they could independently look up that same data and use it in a dispute. 

The uninformed will fall victim for sure.Lenders of all types should require title insurance and also obtain Insured Closing Protection Letters -- the validity of which can be independently verified.

@Maurizio Pisciotta  Great you are aspiring to build financial independence with real estate.