Before you pay above the appraised value for a property I'd make darn sure you're rock solid (read: conservative) on your pro-forma projections.

The ultimate goal is to find a CPA to form a long term relationship with to help my along my Real Estate Investing career, and make them and me lots and lots of money.

My question for anyone who has the right answer is,"do I NEED to form a company in order to obtain real estate loans for investing in rental properties(since my present personal credit score is poor)?"

update: I put together a good presentation package (featuring all property details that I have available, full detail ( accurate/conservative) pro forma numbers. 

Although I didn't meet enough personnel in either location to form a fully accurate judgement, my instinct is I would relate better to the KW team, they just felt more modern (I am in my mid 20's).

States where you can form a Series LLC (courtesy wikipedia.com):Delaware (Limited Liability Company Act)IllinoisIowaNevadaOklahomaTennesseeTexasUtahWisconsinThere are also some states that will recognize a Series LLC formed in another state, but not offer the formation of one themselves.

But I would guess you probably don't want to form a partnership (unless you want to go all out and form a limited partnership).

It depends on how good your buyers agent is and if they add value to the transaction.If they walk through a building and ask you if you Ed t to buy it or not they are pretty much worthless.If they have a ton of experience analyzing deals, know the market, and can help set up a pro forma based on a walk through then it’s often worth having an agent represent you.

Always ask for a pro forma and due thorough due diligence on the expenses involved.

I have read through every pro-forma provided by FIG for each respective project.