It would serve you well to discuss these definitions with appraisers and perhaps your local building authority before making a decision. 

He needs  good RE broker to give him price its worth ..

Now, it took me many years and a lot of real estate trading to get to this place with my bank, but that is why I highly recommend that RE investors work hard and finding and nurturing a local banking relationship.

A handy search bar in the upper right makes it easy to find previous discussions, blogs, podcasts, and other resources.

You may want to make an introduction between your CPA to those 2 colleagues.The CPA can go over their services and pricing to your colleagues.I partner with many people on real estate deals - It never gets to a discussion on whether they do their own tax return or hire a professional.If a partner mentions he will provide capital - does he provide the capital on a timely manner.If a partner mentions he will find deals - does he find many deals and provide an analysisIf a partner mentions he will manage a property - does he manage the property well(find tenants, collect rent, communicate with contractors, etc)

If you want to discuss bookkeeping options further, feel free to reach out!

I am happy to assist and have a detailed discussion to go over potential options to help if you would be open to it.

Beyond trying to connect on this forum would recommend look in the BP Meet up section and checking out local DFW FB RE investor Facebook groups as well as Meetup.com and Eventbrite for local events. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

Always happy to discuss over the phone.Hi @Dylan Fraembs and welcome to Bigger Pockets and real estate investing!