In that case, the CPA said, we should file Schedule C instead of Schedule E and pay self-employment tax.

.—(1) A materialman or laborer, either of whom is not in privity with the owner, or a subcontractor or sub-subcontractor who complies with the provisions of this part and is subject to the limitations thereof, has a lien on the real property improved for any money that is owed to him or her for labor, services, or materials furnished in accordance with his or her contract and with the direct contract and for any unpaid finance charges due under the lienor’s contract.

A financial advisor and real estate investing are usually directly in opposition because your "advisor" will never get a commission on a real estate transaction.

Real Estate Broker for a very long time and have been investing out of state for the last 10 years, I also self manage my rental units in Lansing MI. 

And reach out to them directly. 

I feel pulled in both directions - go all in on a good deal or be smart and wait for the next one because I am pretty leveraged (and tired) as it is?

Then later today the investor chose to include me in a group text he has created with other people on the road leading to the housing project about how great of a victory it is that he’s gotten the dumpster moved and that he will be cleaning up the space and planting grass and greening it up come summer.

NO Rently boxes for self showings.  1/4erly interior inspections. 

Here in our market, we see the SECT 8 vouchers out pacing the number of available units which leads to shorter turn windows. 

(A bit of self-interest here....I am in the Eugene (Springfield) market and always looking for references for reliable, quality maintenance people!)