CPA recomendation in Southern California

[Mohammed W.]

Hi fellow BP community. I've been a buy and hold investor for the last 3.5 years now and have been in search of a good CPA that understands real estate investing. I've spoken with a few different CPA's but am finding their fees to be pretty high. My last CPA charged me about $250-$300 to file my tax return and gave me free advice. I may have been getting off cheap as I was going to him since the beginning of his practice. The last CPA I contacted was charging $600-$1200 to file tax returns and $250/hr for advice paid in advance as a retainer. I feel this is pretty exhorbent, but I haven't shopped for a CPA in awhile. I wonder if any other investors could give me their opinion on these fees or recommend someone in Southern California around the Los Angeles or Orange County area. Thanks in advance.

[Ali Boone]

Highly highly recommend Amanda Han with Keystone CPA. She writes for BP on the blogs and I started using them long before that. I wouldn't go with anyone else personally. The returns will be higher than that $200-300 for sure, but they are worth it. It's doubtful any CPA worth their salt when it comes to REI will charge that low. If they do, I'd be leery.