Hello everybody,I am looking to change my personal CPA and I would appreciate some referrals of local CPAs, preferably in Broward County, Florida.

The main key is for online contact to become personal relationships.

We had personal savings and put down 5% with a conventional loan.

While I haven't personally experienced a tenant causing major fire damage, here are a few thoughts and suggestions based on what I've learned from the BiggerPockets community:First and foremost, I hope everyone is safe and unharmed.

I personally only buy STR'S where I would want to go on vacation. 

Not interested personally.. but it is an option to trying to wholesale and failing miserably at that.

If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

Call all the auction companies in your area and get on their mailing listing (make a personal contract with auctioneer associates - let them know that you are a buyer)  they will email you a list of up-coming foreclosure auctions.Your benefit by getting to the owner early, is that you may be able to 1.take over the mortgage by making up the back payments 2. get a deed signed, 3. take over the existing mortgage 4. advise the owner how to delay or stop the mortgage foreclosure 5.

But realize that there's time involved to prepare plans for city submittal - that can be anywhere from an hour to a couple of days, depending on the complexity of the project.I usually eat the cost of contractor licensing for retail clients, but I might pass it on to an investor client.

It can also handle inbound customer service calls & converses like a person rather than a robot.