I would like to start keeping books on my properties vs having their financial information buried in my personal finances.My questions for the community:1) If my goal is to eventually seek financing from others and therefore I will need P&L Statements and other reports on my properties, what software should I use - Quickbooks, Buildium, etc?

Entrenched professional squatters.

 ( am an active real estate professional, spending 15-20 hours/week on the rentals.  

I am a young professional living and working in Boston, Massachusetts.

RS Means is the best; it's the one a lot of professionals use. 

Additionally I need to find a professional CPA / adviser.  

It's an option that can be used to get into the business, but if you should do it can only be determined by you and your husband, possibly with the help of a CPA or similar professional. 20-45k is generally enough to get started, depending on what you're getting into and where you are.If you are going to be risking your primary residence with a HELOC, my suggestion is that you make sure you could handle the possibility of that money going into a failing investment and getting lost.

I have a back ground in construction but seek anew venture with the belief that this is where my life has directed me to be.

Stephanie York Because you are seeking an Investor Friendly Realtor, I would suggest that you interview several Realtors and ask them the following questions, to ascertain if they are truly Investor Friendly, or if they are throwing you a sales pitch. 1.

What do I specifically seek to know wether or not I should even attempt to get this into contract?