(Hope to have this resolved by October)ADVANTAGES:*I'm nearly two years into a career as a Property Manager in a larger company (First stint as an Assistant Manager in a 22 building portfolio consisting of Class B to C properties and over 500 units, and was recently promoted to our Luxury, Class A division with 100 units in 2 buildings).

I am one of those who comments with distain over all the fake reviews and brand new newbies, flooding the market that he uses for marketing and self promotion purposes.

On Bigger pockets we cant self promote ourselves (its against the rules)To help you in your search: be sure to find an accountant who is willing to grow with you, and is not too high priced fee-wise.

Please don't follow the teachings of all these gurus promoting DMM.It is not the "verbiage" of the marketing material that magically does the trick.It is your ability to show how credible, trustworthy, and competent you are that drives a conversion.The medium itself (mailers) works against you. 

Vern,  I am in complete agreement with you about why there can't be a place on the web (Connected Investors is too busy promoting their in-house lending company Lending Tree, to be willing to provide a forum for this type of thing.

For purposes of this paragraph (e)(3), an activity involving the use of tangible property is not a rental activity for a taxable year if for such taxable year—(A) The average period of customer use for such property is seven days or less;(B) The average period of customer use for such property is 30 days or less, and significant personal services (within the meaning of paragraph (e)(3)(iv) of this section) are provided by or on behalf of the owner of the property in connection with making the property available for use by customers;(C) Extraordinary personal services (within the meaning of paragraph (e)(3)(v) of this section) are provided by or on behalf of the owner of the property in connection with making such property available for use by customers (without regard to the average period of customer use);(D) The rental of such property is treated as incidental to a nonrental activity of the taxpayer under paragraph (e)(3)(vi) of this section;(E) The taxpayer customarily makes the property available during defined business hours for nonexclusive use by various customers; or(F) The provision of the property for use in an activity conducted by a partnership, S corporation, or joint venture in which the taxpayer owns an interest is not a rental activity under paragraph (e)(3)(vii) of this section.

It is an EXTREMELY high risk investment in an investment promoter.

Its hard to promote your fund leading off with your loss's and these funds can hardly be compared to Buffet . 

When anybody promotes anything to you or refers you to anybody, make sure that they disclose any financial interest they might have when promoting or referring.

I am paid member for both software but don't want to promote them openly :) haha the first is true home valuation software but I guess their most value is finding blocks that have highest potential growth based on past historical performance and ability to forecast up to three years.