@Calin Segarceanu My best advice is to:1) Find an insurance broker who is licensed in all 50 states2) Narrow those insurance brokers down to who has a person who specializes in working with investors3) Create a relationship with that person/brokerage to maximize your portfolio efficiency and minimize the amount of time you have to worry about insurance during an acquisition.Feel free to message me for more suggestions!

Our attorney ensures clean unclouded title & we take it back.

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

Be sure to verify rent rolls and P&L statements and talk to a few PM's to get a feel for market rent in the area and ensure you'd be able to get or close to it if the rent rolls don't currently reflect that.

We are just trying to figure out the most efficient search criteria to invest in at this point.

I assume my friend should dig into the details and ensure the proposal has specific materials (e.g., "freon free air conditioner" as opposed to "air conditioner") before agreeing to work with the contractor?

What research should I be doing to ensure that I offer fairly the first time? 

As we are looking at ways to improve our efficiencies and decrease vacancies, the topic of self scheduled showings is on the table.

With that being said I would appreciate if someone with wholesaling experience or real estate experience in general could recommend me to a cost efficient tax preparer either near the phoenix/scottsdale area or virtually in a different state.

I expect my passive income to grow well over 500k a year and I want to ensure that it is taxed at the lowest rate possible which would in fact be the 21% corporate rate.