I'm buying office, retail and special situations.But, let me also say, I have invested passively  in several multi-family syndications recently and even at these nose-bleed levels they still look much better than anything else I could invest in.

That area has several different "names" but is generally lumped in with Northside.

I tried using thumbtack this year for several jobs, from exterminators to cctv installers.

And re: podcasts/research, I merely meant that we have been interested in REIfor several years, have a good amount of general knowledge, and I feel there comes a point that you need to pull the trigger and learn the nuances as you go. 

My father has flipped a few houses several years ago so we have a basic understanding of what we are getting into as far as what to look for and what to expect in the renovation process although we know there is much to learn.

I have been studying the area really hard the last few days and have contacted several local realtors who really know this area and gave me tons of advise.  

Presumably the ink will be from Manager of LLC2, the duly authorized member of LLC1, but there could be several ways to structure this. 

I have several suggestions you can use -- what kinds of questions do you have or services are you looking for? 

@William FisherThere are several options to finding a local CPA/tax specialist.1) Use the biggerpockets search function to see if someone already is in search of a CPA in Central New Jersey.

Look up Rob Gillespie in the Cleveland area (medina) he currently works with several investors from Israel