A good lease protects your interests, and being a good "B2B" landlord will serve them.

I will have a chance to exercise my creative deal-making muscles early that will hopefully serve me well in the future.  

After that, think about hiring a bookkeeping firm that specializes in serving REIs.Regarding hiring a CPA/tax pro for tax advisory and/or tax filing, I'd wait until you purchase your next primary and convert your current primary into a rental.

The company that serves and blessed me over and over again is what you would call a Tax Advisor, not simply a CPA or tax preparer. 

ThanmaI would recommend focusing on Anderson, SC, as it has experienced significant growth in recent years and serves as a more affordable alternative to Greenville, SC.

What purpose to your life do you think having a billion dollars is going to serve?

You will have far more control of the investment and start building a ton of equity in a high appreciating market that can serve you well down the road.OOS investing is great if you can make it work, but it comes with plenty of risks. 

They serve to guide tenants in taking good care of our property.

I had a super traditional W2 job and, BECAUSE OF BIGGERPOCKETS, made the transition from W2 -> into a non-traditional start-up prop-tech company (fired twice in one month)-> Then, I started our own tech-focused general contracting business serving new to intermediate real estate investors.I've more or less retired as a real estate investor (I still have about 50+ doors, but nearly every one of my deals went sideways for one reason or another), and NOW my ONE THING is working as a GC. 

For people doing the kind of research required for probate leads without easily available owner indexed info, they may need to consider the national data companies serving their area such as RealQuest, etc.