It's frankly one of the least desirable parts of Greenwich (that's very relative, of course, because nearly all of Greenwich is lovely).

I do not have my own taxes done by them (my guy does not want any new business...he's on his way to retirement) but those two firms are good at investment properties and I do feel comfortable recommending them.  

When you have something to offer in exchange for your desire for a mentor, you are in a much better position to get one.Additionally, I recommend you attend local real estate meetups in your area where you can meet other successful investors face to face.

Develop a scope of work and estimate the cost yourself or get firm estimates from contractors. 

The biggest obsticle has been, he has no desire to invest.

Among them:-Regional cost of living-Firm overhead-Knowledge level-Proprietary resources and strategy-Timeliness of communication-Ability to executeA better question is: "Do you think the CPA is charging too much for the value he/she is going to provide" which we won't be able to answer.That said, I would think a $500 compliance fee for three income tax returns (federal, state, and local), placing a rental RE asset in service, and doing a proration of expenses is on the low-middle end of the spectrum.

Those buyers include ibuyers like Offerpad, flippers and big single-family rental firms such as VIP Homes that pay cash for houses.Despite the high ranking for investors, the Valley still has 8% fewer buyers who don’t plan to live in homes than it did during the boom of 2004-06 when speculators put little to nothing down on houses and then walked away when prices fell.

I only desire to have a 1-3 rental houses and I was  trying to keep them in my city so that I could be the one managing them. 

PM me if you want the names of some firms we know that lend in this space.

Specialty firms offer such plans.