Professional management10.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

The first pillar is avoiding unnecessary and risky activities (don't drink and drive, insurance generally won’t cover your poor decisions) and take good care of your investments(maintain your property, etc) - these simple steps will help you prevent lawsuits before they even occur.

SEP IRA wasn't deducted, Real Estate Professional status was not applied, and Cost Segregation wasn't consider for the year 2022. 

@Nestor Hernandez be very careful as there are many OOS crooks trying to sell investors crappy properties with fake numbers!

And since that equity will be trapped once your renovations are done, converting investment money into improvements on your primary doesn't feel like the best initial use (especially considering the huge up front cost of paying tax on the profit).I'd let the primary take care of itself. 

They are your TENANTS.There are many approaches to being a landlord, but almost none are as effective as what I post here from a lifetime of trial, error and careful recordkeeping.

Sorry for the long post and if it's not as professional as other posts but anyone willing to give me good advice I'm willing to hear I am a novice and want to be entrenched with this information 

I have been a corporate professional for about 20 years.

Accountants are in such demand, that the best are not even accepting clients half the time.The other problem I see often with accountants on here is that they specialize in larger investors, and have really high prices when you as a smaller investor do not need all the bells and whistles.Another thing I see is folks thinking they need to have a tax professional in their state.