I'm a nurse practitioner.

This problem does not exist with efile, practitioners get notified of acceptance or rejection usually within an hour for a federal return. 

If you're a practitioner, it also makes sense why it would be actual days rented vs days available to rent based on the mechanics of Sec 280A."

And the really dedicated probate practitioners spend a few thousand each year for hours of continuing legal education.Can you narrow that down a bit?

Practitioners bill differently based on evaluation rating of patients 1-4.  

You’d need a lot of local knowledge from actual practitioners not investors or realtors.

You made the difficult decision to hire another practitioner.

I don't think there is any problem with retaining a life estate, but I would have a tax practitioner that specializes in Estate & Gift issues assist in making the relevant calculations and drafting the supporting documentation.

For instance, the cost to prepare a return for a single individual will be different than for a married individual with children, all else being equal.Other drivers are the cost of living where your CPA is located (CA CPAs are more expensive than AL CPAs), their practice's overhead, and the CPA's experience and knowledge level.I don't know of any practitioner who wouldn't charge for more states. 

@Salvatore Lentini,Regarding the REI education school I'm connected with, our instructors are not only "doing it", they are actual business people - practitioners.