I have 4 rentals (had 5, but sold one) and there isn't much to keeping track of expenses.

not to say that can't be done, but you'll need a strong team, i doubt you will personally drive there to fix a dishwasher? 

As a financial planner, I generally recommend clients build up a personal emergency reserve before investing.

My advise is, as a good investor, network with several wholesalers around and keep a pulse on the overall market as a whole.

It often makes no sense to transfer title for one property and all it does is increase costs - keep it in your name

My mortgage would go up $781 for the next 30years,  the ADU income would more than cover & I hope to pay extra principal to cut my loan time -it's just I was hoping to pay off ADU within 5.5yrs- so that I can collect 'all' ADU income at that point <I'm fixed income & I lose 'some' personal income in 5yrs so trying to plan ahead on how to recoup that>.

Does anyone have a tax person they'd recommend?

And I'd only recommend someone I've personally used.

Meanwhile the average compensation is likely to further reduce from nearer 5-5.5% to 4-4.5%* These are personal hypothesis based only on twenty years and two days of the new rules. 95% of my transactions are buyer broker related, so you could say I'm biased but I an neutral.

In today's competitive real estate market, how do you ensure your fix-and-flip projects stay on track?