No, they don't find my properties. 

I rest my case.And here is my older post on finding good CPAs:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1222774-expla...

Find out what they are.

I think I was fortunate to find a roll outside of real estate to diversify my income across two different sectors of the economy. 

I am finding that my offers are not in the ballpark of what sellers are expecting.

Find an architect who specializes in this type of work, and who is very familiar  with the building department

U will never get a dime of rent and you are going to have to probably do as you stated find your own attorney.. its better to leave property vacant than to rent to folks that have terrible credit.

If you find yourself in a similar situation, I highly recommend exploring the gift of equity deals and using sweat equity for renovations.

I find that hard to believe, but you can always call HR and simply say you are trying to confirm if X works there and not say why you need to know.

Collecting rent rolls, walking properties, learning who's doing the best in our sector/niche and how they're doing it, finding partners, all of these things I'm fairly good at, as I've been doing this for my recruiting agency for the past 3 years.