I know a few "RE investors" from the Army that fit your Bro description perfectly.

See which method aligns with your goals, and what asset class best fits your style of investing.

There are multiple neighborhoods in this area that fit that criteria. 

and we get many properties (no you are NOT), and sometimes we come across properties that do not fit my criteria (NO YOU DO NOT)"Trying to lie to me making it look like they buy houses and some of the leads they are getting they wholesale.

LOL no 1" think manual and 8 cds, just one deal type that fits on one page. 

From what I've learned since that time I've concluded that I'll no longer do loans with that bank because they're far more home-owner focused than investor friendly, which isn't wrong, but makes them a less ideal fit for me.I look forward to continuing to learn from you in the REI world!

The developer had an array of homes to chose from, so we chose one that fit our plan, locked in a price, and signed a contract with 5% down to lock in our price.

I have several properties to fit any budget!

I'd check out a few of the posts and see how their interaction and tax knowledge fits with what you are trying to do, then I'd schedule a consult to see if your personalities would allow you to work well together.https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/5926/41216-does-my-cpa-have-to-be-localSecondly, as you grow, you may want to eventually move into having properties in an LLC, but with your first property you may be able to limit your liability with great insurance coverage while allowing you to get the best financing with investments in your personal namehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/5926/53215-questions-as-common-as-the-cold---llc

I suppose if you owned a property in an area with poor/no property management facilitators, and you wanted to turn your property into STR, there might be some value in letting someone else do it who can make more money than you can, but generally the pieces don't really fit together all that well.