@Brandon Patrick - I recommend that you interview several!

:) A good agent will meet up with you for a few hours, and along with educating you on the entire buying process (financing, contracts, inspections, what to expect in negotiations, etc) they will also be able to guide you by running comps and telling you if the home is priced well, as well as discovering any issues preventing the property from selling (liens, disputes)...Not sure about CA and AZ, But I have a buddy who renovated his dental office without pulling permits, and when the city found out, they made him literally gut it and redo it with permits.I would urge you having some conversations with agents in your area. interview a couple, and they should guide you in the right direction.

I generally would ask the same questions of one that I would be interviewing locally.

Scan the attorney names and typically you'll several names over and over again.Write down at least 3, Google them and interview to hire.

If you don't have 1 it might be a good idea to interview for 1 you trust.That's great your taking the high road on legitimate work.

I’m just trying to net work and further my education in the Realestate industry  In addition to the meetups I recommend you start interviewing agents, lenders, handymen, attorney's, architects, attorneys, insurance agents, property managers,... to build your team. 

I would also suggest a "fee-only" CFP, which means they are compensated by charging you transparent fees and they do not receive commissions for selling investment products or vehicles.Second, I would specifically ask any CFP you interview whether or not they PERSONALLY own real estate and what kind. 

I don’t remember all of the activity, but I interviewed several candidates at my makeshift office which was a single family home in Martinez, GA.

I would definitely consider at least interviewing several accountants and ask for their opinions and experience levels with everything you do.

But at least the one state senator they interview, a Democrat representing Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs and other mountain areas, said he doesn't support the bill as written. -- In this other recent story, there's another bill proposed that would allow for every Coloradoans to have one STR at the residential rate.