If there’s a lawsuit or financial risk associated with the property, the LLC structure helps limit your personal exposure by acting as a liability shield.

A better approach might be to find a REI Association in the area(s) and ask other investors for their recommendations - it's not uncommon to choose a different appraiser depending on the type of property (residential vs commercial MFH vs. office or industrial) and the objective of the appraisal.

(source Indiana Association of Realtors).  

If you sell the property (regardless of whom to), you will pay all the fees and transfer taxes associated with that sale - likely thousands of dollars.  

There is funding out there from the city and other associations.

In the short term until the technology improves an investor climate risk will be the insurance costs associated with owning real estate.

Reach out to a few and see who you like.You can also ask members of your local real estate investors association for real estate accountant recommendations.Good luck.

A great way to start is by attending RE events and joining a local investors association.

I then created a ZRM account for the email associated to Stessa account, but it's also not visible when I log in.

I know the book was published 5 years ago and the associated materials may be a bit outdated with the inflation that has taken place in the last 5 years.