If you are not retaining the services of the property management firm, I would insist the funds be transferred to you as an adjustment at Close (your attorney should be able to make this happen).  

Jason,Lending to LLC's has always been next to impossible...especially newly organized LLC's, corporations, etc.Banks have never been eager to lend to new companies becuase of the risk involved.

I firmly believe that the people who wrote our Declaration of independence would gladly offer a match.

A referral is of course best but another good option is to use http://www.martindale.com and search for potential ones to use.For example, in Philadelphia County there are 26 firms who have at least one peer reviewed member of the firm with experience in securities.Pick a few, review their CV and give them a call.

, and a few "selected" legal, accounting, and infrastructure firms.

They allow the investor to seek out more preforeclosure prospects and the realtor to concentrate on marketing.Mitigation firms (or individuals) have different pricing models.

But, my CPA -- who represents some VERY large RE investment firms -- disagrees with you, as do a lot of other tax professionals I've spoken with over the years.

I am eager to get a contract signed, but not the traditional way in person, because I am not living in the city just yet, so if i can just get one deal under contract this way, I would be on my way to getting where I need to be..

I am eager to get back into investing because there are some great deals to be had now and I feel like the market conditions present a once in a lifetime opportunity for great prices and I dont want to miss out but I have to be diligent.

You clearly have a limited understanding of the subject matter, but since you seem eager to learn, allow me enlighten you...There are two potential fallacious components for the Appeal to Authority syllogism, only one of which must be met to incur the logical fallacy.