I did that when I was first starting and they spent tons of time with me explaining things, going over my operating agreement for my LLC, pointing out red flags etc.  

I own 8 properties with a partner and were looking for guidance:We want to find an easy way to track our spending so when tax time comes around we will know exactly what we spent rehabbing each buy and hold rental property that year.

I worked much, spent little, and invested lots.

The problem is even though we now have good cash flow we have spent around $8,000 renovating units which is great but now we only have around $8,000 in the bank. 

Is it because doing the work yourself delayed the process, or because your time would be better spent elsewhere, like finding the next deal?

I'll bet that the Federal Government has probably spent millions of dollars in research and determined that people will continue to die owning real estate and leaving money messes for their heirs to clean up.

But its not a bad thing if that does happen.No way am I giving someone I've spent five minutes on the phone with unlimited access to my property. 

I've spent a fair amount of time in SoCal, from LA County down to the border and I really LOVE that whole area!

I was blessed to get some great education from a friend who flew to PHX for a week and spent time teaching me.

I spent about two hours reading threads on this site last night and learned a ton...