The seller will actually feel like you are more serious as you are taking steps ahead of time to be prepared and cut down on time between acceptance and closing doing it ahead of time. 

Long story short, my longtime tax preparer was not available to do my taxes for 2019 and I had to scramble and do them myself and get them filed quickly. 

I will be reaching out to a Lawyer and CPA to best set things up as a protection for our family interests going forward to big goals.I've been watching several markets in preparation for a purchase next year.

That is to prevent people from shielding their assets in preparation to live off the government.I fear you are banking too much on his imminent death.

Tremon Payne,Are you just starting out on the path to preparing for the National Exam?

I did however, pay a small fee as a kind gesture for the time he spent preparing my listings and handling showings.  

At this point, I'm ready to start contacting those hard money lenders to form connections and be prepared to make offers. 

Just have to be prepared and consistent in looking for the right property.

I am looking for any advice/tips while I am preparing to set up this LLC and put our first project under contract! 

It's free market when you're dealing with qualified investors that are prepared to take a risk, but trying to take advantage of owner occupants that have no other option is when it becomes predatory.