@Esmeralda ChavezIt is wonderful to read that you are taking action towards investing in real estate.My name is Jason Kudo and my real estate team is one of the top producing teams in the San Gabriel Valley.Ultimately your question about choosing comes down to the fact that you must choose one out of the many referrals and agents that are out there and you must interview each one.

I go to local meet ups and meet plenty of lenders and wholesalers that could probably send you properties to look at, though I’m having trouble finding anything in my criteria. 

lol the Fed can’t produce parts for automobile manufacturers across the globe that are dependent on intermediate-goods imports from China.

I also didn't think it would produce such severe illness in healthy people like it has. 

While the IRS would still want to see me declare the income of, say $100, and then a correspoding vehicle expense of $100, I am much less likely to get in trouble than for a situation where you're exchanging a taxable service income for a personal service expense.But yeah - first advice is to find a new tax pro.

I would get your property appraised and do a refinance, pull out your equity and get out of trouble.

Either way getting your tenant involved in handywork for the house usually leads to more trouble then it’s worth.

I made out by sticking to the ten year Plan and the Rents have to produce more than $100 a month Free Cash Flow for each or apartment.

Thanks for the comment, @Greg Dickerson.I haven't hired yet an architect for producing a complete set of architectural drawings, but I am targeting something like this nearby property in terms of type, style, and finish.I will reach out to a few local contractors for getting a more detailed construction cost estimate.Is there there a rule of thumb for estimating operating expenses?

I'm currently residing in the heart of Washington D.C. and am looking to buy my first income-producing investment property within the next 6 months.