My investments have been out of state but I'm starting to look at some local rehabs or new build projects.  

I agree with @Michael Plaks that the pricing should be discussed prior to the start of the engagement.My firm does not like the hourly invoice method because I find it can potentially cause anxiety to clients who may not know the final price.if you were a nice client and paid an hourly fee, maybe there was a lot of time towards 'setting' you up as a client(inputting your properties, prior year carryforwards, depreciation schedule, etc) which won't be a cost for you going forward.Best of luck.

I want to start off by saying I don't know anything about Toledo.

After a bunch of years, start to sell it off if you want to live off of the houses.

I'd say go for it, everybody has to start somewhere.

I'll start out with asking what your long term goals are.

I have a tenant who has never been able to make rent on time, they are typically making partial payments throughout the month to get current on rent before the start of the following month.

I purchased about 2 acres of land in Winston County Al I went and looked at the property and its all completely wooded, but my question is could i go ahead and start clearing the timber off of it or should i wait until the redemption period is over with first?

Is the market about to start popping again?

I have a small house in Coleman you could start with, if you want to contribute the rehab.