I can see the value of having someone do the research and work for you and you get a finished product if your time or skill set doesn't match up to REI.

Education that allows you to expand upon current skill sets and bring more revenue/profits to a business can potentially be deductible.It generally does not matter how you hold your real estate (inside a retirement plan or not).

Without an expert, you are at the mercy of the condemning agency's expert opinion  Since my attorney refused to use me as an expert, all that was on the table was the $75,000 opinion set by my appraiser. 

We set up our system so that only a few of the exact same message are allowed to be sent, then our system automatically shuts you down, thinking you're a spammer.There's a way around this, though.

Hi,I'm looking at getting into REI in the US from Australia.Is it worth have a CPA manage the tax sides of the LLC's that I will be setting up for my properties?

Before spending your time and hard earned dollars you have to set criteria and analyze who you are going to work with and the odds it will lead to a successful closing.    

I have used him him to set up my estate and in my business.  

Once you have the money and the skill set to renovate or handle distressed properties how do you move to expand.

I suggest you contact an attorney immediately.It is possible you are being set for an expensive shakedown for unnecessary monies by  professional  tenants.

Some landlords may prefer the inherited tenant to have a lease agreement though so there's some assurance (in theory) that you'll have a tenant in place from day one that's obligated to stay for a set period of time.