If you are able to find the right "boots on the ground" The value may outweigh the price.  

@Michael Noto, I agree the long term return outweighs the short term payment if I can get more deals.

So long as the gains outweigh the losses it's all good in my book.

Seeing if the obvious pros outweighs the cons.

I have no doubt though, that the costs I paid for those 10 years outweighed the financial pluses.

Your appreciation will outweigh your cash flow for teh most part so depends on your investment strategy. 

They may not always get the best rates, but the ease of use and creativity that many of them have has far outweighed the slightly higher interest rates.

Granted looking at a few hundred a month doesn't excite but extrapolate that and Passive far outweighs Massive.

I will, however, explain my rationale for not using an LLC in my personal situation:1) Due on Sale Clause and Conventional FinancingI believe that the benefits to using conventional financing with it's low interest rates, long (30-year) terms, and low payments outweigh the likelihood of devastating personal liability in a litigation setting in my personal situation.

Every persons tax situation is different, but is there some kind of rule of thumb to determine when the extra cost of CPAs are outweighed by the savings of a larger tax return?