Payroll, bookkeeping, etc can mostly be done remotely.Here is a great list of questions to ask a potential accountant:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/70447-questions-to-ask-a-cpaAlso check out the www.NAEA.org page in your search.

Let's say, it costs you 1.5K to get your structures in place (holding LLC or Series-LLC, with or without land trusts, with or without separate operations LLC) and 0.5K per year (for maintaining the LLC properly, bookkeeping, lawyer and CPA, etc.) for a total of 2K.

Any accountant or bookkeeper anyone would recommend?

Anyway, I was wondering, do you know of any good resources regarding bookkeeping and taxes?  

a) Office Supplies (e.g. stamps, envelopes)   b) Software   c) Gas/Mileage   d) Advertising + Payroll12) Lawyer/Law office/Legal fees13) Accounting/Bookkeeping/CPA/Tax preparer/Tax advisor

When you see a rule like that in a book keep in mind when the book was written, some books are a decade or more old and their numbers that were very relevant and useful at the time have changed. 

Let's say, it costs you 1.5K to get your structures in place (holding LLC or Series-LLC, with or without land trusts, with or without separate operations LLC) and 0.5K per year (for maintaining the LLC properly, bookkeeping, lawyer and CPA, etc.) for a total of 2K.

We have a bookkeeper on staff for the day to day, and our new CPA is far more accommodation, sending one of his staff to our office each year to help us with year end.He stays in touch with us through out the year also, keeping us in the loop with all of the changes, and helping us to think through and implement new strategies along the way.His name is Keith Barfield. 

Joe's point about insurance is valid.There are a number of things going on here: Federal and State tax implications, management, asset protection and bookkeeping/operational aspects to name the big ones. 

Rule of thumb for accounting, bookkeeping, reporting ..