I understand I'd take a pay cut being an agent for the first few years, but in exchange, I'd be learning about the market and building a network as I move towards Commercial multifamily.

Let me give you some background for context and to help you understand why I am moving in this direction with investing this year. 

If you’re serious about buying properties and doing real estate, then I would suggest working with the CPA that understands real estate even if the services cost more than your average H&R Block or some TurboTax program you can buy.

This will help you understand your options and decide if it's the right time to hire a pro. 

Tyler local, so sparked my interest whenever I see anyone post about the area.Given that your duplex is fully paid off and generating a steady cash flow of $1400 per month, it's understandable that you're having second thoughts about selling it.

I understand where you are coming from as we always did our taxes on turbo tax as well until we purchased rental properties. 

For instance, I understand Phoenix and Las Vegas are becoming more popular for co-living rentals.

Let's re-frame this to help better understand. 

My understanding is they won't let you do anything until you've used PCS to set up an LLC for way more than it should cost, and that seems... questionable.

I would agree if we were talking about financial statements, but as I understand it, we are talking about tax basis reports.For tax purposes, one can use a modified cash basis when filing.