Previously I was an auditor of investment companies and what I am coming to find out is that I really don't enjoy accounting work.

Thanks for your Advice guys, Normally I go with Zillow Just sold and the Auditors site but sometimes there aren’t any valid comps to be used.

@Jose ValdezThe most accurate way is to check the Franklin County Auditor website by the specific property address http://property.franklincountyauditor.com/_web/search/commonsearch.aspx?

When I researched this carefully a few years ago, I ran across some guidelines for use by auditors to try to disprove this classification ("real estate professional") that basically said "rental property management is easy, anyone who makes this claim based on managing a few properties is lying."

Look up who owns the properties you’re interested in on local website like an auditors site. look on Zillow, find houses that have been sitting on the market for X days, try to find the owner & see if you can lease it 

Me having auditor background just makes me skeptical of everything all the time. 😄 So BP is no different for me in terms of reliability, I'm pretty sure BP also says they don't vet people on here and provide no assurance on anything you see here as legitimate. 

But taxes can be higher, so make sure to double check county auditor site.

I'm not the post auditor for Turnkey so I can't say your post was wrong.

I am currently an auditor.

@John Garrett were not any type of auditors, but telling everyone your friends are going to commit mortgage fraud by buying a second home they will rent out for more than the two weeks per year that the IRS allows, is not a good idea.That aside, make sure your agreement covers not only splitting the profits, but also who is in charge, penalties for not paying their share of losses, and most importantly, how one of you can get out of the partnership.