I guess you need to ask yourself if you want to be in the event business.

Always do your due diligence folks, search for their name on here, check for criminal and civil court cases in the county they live/do business in, etc. 

Quote from @Gregory Wilson: A few things there, Brendan.First, an LLC with you as a member and your (wife, son, pal, etc.) partner as a 1% member will file a Form 1065 which is about one tenth as likely to be audited by the IRS as a Form 1040 with a Schedule E rental activity (which I presume you will attempt to show is an active business).Second, you want an LLC because when your local Alabama handyman drives his girlfriend's uninsured truck into a van load of U of A medical school interns on I-22 when he goes  to get some shingles for your roof, on your business, you don't lose everything you have or ever will have to an uninsured claim. 

Can't imagine being in business with characters like this. 

You might have a tenant upstairs and a local business renting the storefront below—a winning combination​.2.

It's too large of an investment to get it wrong; you need bench strength.Real estate investing is a risk business.

My only reply here is to say to simply focus on the business objectives.

•Business Cards & Branding: You can list both services, but if you want to avoid overwhelming potential clients, consider having two versions—one focused on PM and one on real estate sales, depending on who you’re targeting.Best Way to Generate Property Management Leads1.Target Landlords Where They Need You Most•Most landlords seek out PM services when they’re in trouble—tenants not paying, evictions, property damage, etc.

If your current CPA can't provide this type of advice, maybe try the BP pros finder tool (I will post the link below) or hopefully someone will comment here and recommend a real estate CPA that they worked with before.https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/searches/ffd0c...

Also, if it fits your budget and your business needs a write off BPCON lives up to the hype.