**Tip: Make 2 offers; one being a full cash offer for a substantial discount that if you got it people would be lining up to supply you the cash, and a second with owner financing.

@Damicco Robinson Thanks for the tip!

Sending 12 post cards just tells the seller you are inexperienced and not credible.One final tip.

Or Credit unions or local banks in the area that have some more flexibility.As a tip, you'll have to get the owner to sub-ordinate his seller financing from 1st position to 2nd position. 

Awesome tip!  

He has a ton of great tips on how to find investor-friendly agents and property managers (e.g., Online reviews through Zillow, Connecting through BP), but I'm curious to hear what other practices folks within the BP community have used to identify and select their core team members.Thanks!

I haven’t even looked at properties because I feel I need to study how to find deals first.So I was wondering if any experienced biggerpockets peeps here have any strong first-timer suggestions, tips, advice, etc. for a brother on the financial IQ grind?

@John ConnollyBelow are some tips if you are looking for a local CPA.1) Attend a Local REIA / Real Estate meetup and see who other investors are using as a CPA2) Network with other investors from your City/State that you find on bigger pockets and see who they use as a CPA3) Look for CPA's with good google/yelp reviews where 'real estate' is mentioned in the review.4) Verify that your CPA is licensed.

properties are in llc and I just want to know any benefits and tips moving forward.

Thanks for the tip :)