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You can select the amount of the deductible, usually ranges from $500 to $5,000.

I am in process of interviewing different brokerages before I select one.My intention is also for personal investment (residential/commercial/industrial).

Often times when using the BRRRR method we have to select a property that's in a certain area of town....that may not fit our PERSONAL needs with a primary home....but does fit our needs as an investor.The point I would encourage you to consider is that house hacking works AGAINST cash flow.  

So they may avoid expensive mistakes.On the other hand it does require being able to do that due diligence and since it's a lot more difficult than selecting an index fund, not everyone can do it.

We select our properties based on what the scope of work will likely look like because we like our rehabs to be completed in the 45-day area.

I was reading and got to know that we need to disclose the selection criteria to all applicants in Texas. 

I imagine a CPA would add value via opportunity identification and facilitation (i.e. 1031 exchange, QOFs, advantageous strategy implementation during rehabs/improvements and putting a property into service, tax entity selection, etc) but I may be biased...Also, you'll want to ensure that your property was actually placed into service during 2019, and which of your costs are 2019 tax year deductions and which are improvements subject to capitalization. 

Set your rules & those that follow will get thru, those that don't are self selected out of the process.

I think the best rates are achieved when you select small local banks.