Have you read many REI books...or outlined your goals yet for 2016?  

It always brings about a new topic for me to research.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/168016-3rd-times-a-charm--i-just-closed-a-12-unit-apartment-complex-for-under-1500-out-of-pocket

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One thing I've noticed is a few folks must have the same "City" keyword alert as well....they consistently post the same regurgitated reply to anyone asking about said city.Is there a way to block this person or persons response when they use said City in their reply to the topic from popping up as a keyword alert?

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This information is extracted from a larger analysis I did on the topic.

I'm a current MBA student trying to narrow down a topic for capstone. 

Set up your keywords, you'll find that Milwaukee is a popular topic.

Payroll, bookkeeping, etc can mostly be done remotely.Here is a great list of questions to ask a potential accountant:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/70447-questions-to-ask-a-cpaAlso check out the www.NAEA.org page in your search.