Once you've found a trustworthy team, the process of scaling becomes much smoother.

I am sure you also learned a lot in the process. 

The bookkeeper is supposed to get your finances in order to hand over to the CPA so it's a faster and less expensive process.

Bought my primary residence in 2019 and been practicing the BRRRR method (more or less, currently in the process of turning it into a short term rental here in the Santa Cruz, CA area.

The C Corp pays taxes on the profits.It's true that a single-member LLC is a disregarded entity and you have to report the income and loss in your tax return as well as pay self-employment taxes on the net earnings.

I am trying to get a HELOC in place just in case of an unforseen emergency expense (AC, roof, hot tub etc) and I am a little confused on the process. 

Process has been relatively smooth so far.

You may notice you never see ads to buy up real estate and earn huge interest.

Another issue is that out of state investors seldom bother to protest their taxes which is an essential part of the process each year...if you don't push back, that's on the investor.

I do it for a lot less than that, but I’ve streamlined the process.