Definitely makes me feel more confident in the BP community hearing this! 

I am confident that neither of us would refer to the other as a friend and even acquaintance is too much.  

I definitely recommend that you seek out a Certified Cost Segregation Professional so that you are confident in the quality of the work performed and the deliverables produced.

@Elaine Goepfert How confident are you that the new appraisal represents the correct valuation?

There's still ways you could get away with it at a higher confidence level but it's not 100% fool proof.See news for more on Marley: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-pe...Feel free to DM if you have further questions. 

Now I felt more confident about investing out of state.

I have every confidence when he chooses his way, he will succeed further.  

Of the two lead canidates one will increase consumer confidence and the other increases consumer fear. 

Instead of recommendations and professional advice from her I found myself with more questions than answers often times, and her newness and lack of confidence left me feeling like I couldn't trust her.I think you're already 4 steps ahead of her as you're here asking the questions and are engaged on the BP forums which in my opinion, besides having a great broker with seasoned agents to learn from in person, is the MOST important thing.

Talking with as many people as possible including contractors will give you confidence to get started.