House hacking will also give you some personal "property management" experience.

@Patrick Forelli @Wyatt Wolff - The location of your CPA isn't as crucial as their experience with real estate.

Did this buyer lack experience? 

Would like to have your first name, a photo of you, and a paragraph about your experience doing a 1031 exchange.

Has anyone ever used Lennar mortgage, an if so, what was your experience? 

The past 3 months were a very humbling experience and thankfully we had the ability to solve the problems without borrowing funds.

As you begin to close deals, you will then start to really build your real buyers list.In real estate, when somebody doesn't have experience, bringing the "deal" is your most powerful weapon.

But I figured I could share some experiences that might help others.

We let him, and he sucked at it so that was the end of that experiment.

If you do go with an accountant, make sure to vet their experience.