And ballpark what sort of price expectations I should have for a CPA filing taxes for one property in one state and personal income tax (assuming it just makes sense to do both?)?

Can't really put my finger on it but smells sort of like body odor, cigarette smoke and uncleaned clothes.

Looking for any sort of advice!

It depends on what sort of deals you are targeting and what return metric you are looking at.These are a few rule of thumbs I like to follow to determine a good deal, from a return perspective, to LP's:IRR: 17%+Equity Multiple: 2X over 5 yr hold, 3X over 10 yr holdAverage Cash on Cash: 10%+

Both are sort of the evil step child of lending at the moment because there isn't much of an appetite for it.

I knew from experience that some sort of unified hub would benefit investors and contractors alike.

Your agent is supposed to be "THE" Master of the deal, and this is an item that should never be on a buyer to sort.

See, I didn't wake up one day and decided i was going to be an agent, spend weeks/ months sorting out REI, and then just cash fat checks.

You can partner with friends or family members that have capital to contribute and work out a sort of partnership with them.

Once this is sorted,  I'd find another PM.