You want an accountant who can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the consequences of the financial decisions you are making throughout the year.Good luck.

Often, the builder’s agents act as gatekeepers and may not have the information or authority needed to make decisions.

So think twice before taking any outsized risks, as you already achieved a nice equity base, and you don’t want to end up screwing the pooch by taking unneeded risks ;)Good luck and keep us posted on your decisions…

Sorry for derailing the book conversation but I think this topic is pretty interesting especially with the way the market is changing. 

Here are some great resources for you to check out: The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/862964-wholes...Wholesaling Calculatorhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-241?

@Greg P. congratulations on making a decision to enter real estate investing.

They partnered with an experienced realtor who handled most of the contractor coordination while they focused on financing and design decisions..

This is the form any lender should use to calculate you income (ignore the branding, it is the same for every lender):   https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/1224525-fha-l...You will see what you can add back from your 1120 based on the % of your ownership. 

You want to be on the short list and then out work everyone else to land the listing.The 'top agent' question was more for the more experienced agents on this thread to voice their opinions on what influences that decision making process.Not an expert but there is a reason that brokers invest so much in making up good sounding names (e.g.

Example https://www.meetup.com/topics/real-estate-investors/