It involves investing in portfolios of 10 single family properties at a time that are co-owned by the managers for aligned interest.  

Justin Wren No need for a local CPA, it's more important to find one that aligns with your needs.

Hopefully the stars align and we'll be able to come on board next time around.

This is how you discover things like "Unit 1's rent is $800/mth, but the Vendor is only collecting $600 because the tenant vacuums the stairwells and shovels the walkways.When the Vendors story and the tenant's story to not align then "Luuucccy ... you got some 'splaining to do"

But a small number of states have not aligned their income tax laws with Federal tax laws and the residents in these states do not get the tax-saving benefits.

I would argue that the sale agreement is contingent upon the appraisal - this is completely separate from the lender requirements which happen to align with this as well.  

The options are numerous and wonderful.Here are some basics (a rough job here, so forgive):Columns run North and South in excel.Rows run East and West.Cell - an individual box where you can enter data.To compute items, you need to align a column that is an item (such as a window) with a row that is a Cost or Number/Quantity (such as number of windows or cost of windows).Example:To compute 15 windows @ $10 each, you use a formula in the cell you want this information to appear.

I get to control the re-sale in a way that isn't possible when you are trying to get the stars to align with a double closing.

I spoke to Adiel and aligned with his approach.

Tax DeductionIf a deal fits at-least 3 of the parameters that align with their end goal then to me it makes sense that we lock it up under contract and do our due diligence to see if everything is correct and matches what the seller says.