When my accountant was with H&R Block they functioned this way and even though he could prepare my return in about 1.25 hours it would cost me $1800 because of the number of inputs I had specifically from my 7 properties.

Functionally we all want one.

I'm frankly surprised at how robust the market has remained.

I like the mechanics garage one could also take massive cost seg on all that equipment.. and same could be done with doctors office.. i did that with a dermatologist a few years back and it has worked out great helped young doc walk right into a functioning practice without her having to go borrow hundreds of thousands to outfit a shell..

Use the lookup function.

At the end of the day, the legal arrangement has changed, but the functional arrangement is basically the same.  

They boast a robust portfolio management suite with some fancy bells and whistles, but they're using independent third party contractors to scale on the ground.

From a bookkeeping standpoint, this makes everything a lot easier as long as each financial account is used the way it is supposed to be used (no commingling).I would just caution you to think about the functionality of that structure within your day-to-day business operations before pulling the trigger on it.Make sure you're keeping things as simple and efficient as possible.

Specifically, we're trying to understand how the most sucessful Broker / Lender relationships function, and what they look for in a partner.Thanks in advance for any thoughts or connections!

For me, adopting a robust CRM system has been a total game-changer.