Trying to determine how much longer I should do my own taxes. 

In this morning's paper, a private contractor offered to donate 20 acres to Maui County for a landfill for a percentage of tipping fees.

Additional expenses include property management at $142/month, property tax at $1700/year, and other costs like insurance and maintenance.

A DSCR loan, or Debt Service Coverage Ratio loan, is underwritten to the property income instead of your personal income/taxes/debts.

There's certainly no right or wrong answer, and as you say, everyone has their own opinion, but generally I think you will find most people on this site having the opinion that such an involved structure may be overkill (of course, no one has a crystal ball either).California is generally more cumbersome than other states when it comes to taxes and filings.

Consulting a lawyer and accountant when tax season slows down but has anyone done this? 

The question is finding the deal, any tips?

I've got a rental that was a new construction in 2022, so no property tax was defined yet (based only on land value.

Wondering if it's necessary to have a professional to the accounting work as to not mess it up for tax reasons.

I have used some of his tips, but I have not used his paid services so I can't personally recommend him, but his advice so far seems practical.