Going to a wedding, original plans fell through.

If you need help finding those type of professionals, feel free to email or call me.

the absolute norm when dealing with contractorsmost won't bother to even get you a bid most of the rest will bid and agree to work, then no-showof those, half will show up late or half drunk and do shoddy work the ones that do really good work and are professional are holding out for larger jobsWhen you find a great contractor, just go ahead and kidnap him, Hold himin a basement until Stockholm syndrome sets in and he is happy to work on your projects.

The best way to network and connect with the professionals you just mentioned, is attending local RE meetings!

I'm having this property managed by a professional property manager. 

Things that a professional will need to consider before offering advice:Your other sources of income (personally and within your family/tax entity structure)Your tax goalsYour asset liability goalsYour retirement savings goalsYour tolerance/ability for recordkeeping and rules followingWho you're doing business with, how they are structured and what type of business you are doing with others (Partners? 

However, it doesn't indicate that the professional is well versed in taxation as it relates to Real Estate.I would question the EA how many clients and what percentage of his clients are real estate investors.You may also want to ask him/her for a referral from one of his real estate investing clients.In the chance that he/she does not work out - there are tax professionals here on BP that may be able to help.

On a serious note, actually it doesn't really matter if the cleaning person is a family member or not, I think that any person who provides a professional cleaning service should be compensated for it.

I think the more professional the better. 

Folks have a lot more rights as idiots (Consumers in an Owner occupied deal) than Investors or anyone with a license (professional license not a drivers license;-)